FIFA confirms Gianni Infantino to stand for re-election as president
FIFA said the 56-year-old will run again despite renewed opposition after his scrapped private investment plan drew widespread criticism.
- Fifa's Gianni Infantino confirmed he will stand for re-election in March, defying calls for his resignation following governance criticism and a failed plan to privatize World Cup stakes.
- The privatization scheme collapsed amid resistance from several Fifa member associations after Infantino attempted to sell World Cup stakes to private investors, forcing him to abandon the controversial plan.
- Uefa has called for Infantino to resign and vowed to identify an alternative candidate. He declined to answer questions about his future on Saturday at the Women's Under-20 World Cup in Poland.
- European nations, representing a quarter of the 24-team tournament, backed away from boycott threats last week after Fifa provided assurances the privatization plan would not be resurrected.
- Infantino told broadcaster Sky News that "there will be a right place and a right time" to address his future, emphasizing Fifa's continued focus on expanding global football participation and opportunity.
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Some of the most important European federations withdrew their support for the March 2027 elections at a congress in Morocco.
The FIFA president has come under attack for wanting to involve private investors in the World Cup without consultation.
UEFA wants Infantino to resign and there is also opposition in other organizations, such as the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and CONCACAF representing North America, Central America and the Caribbean
FIFA confirms Infantino will run in presidential election
"The FIFA President announced in April that he will stand for re-election in 2027," a FIFA spokesperson said. "Of course, nothing has changed. Mr Infantino will be standing for re-election." The 56-year-old Swiss has taken a pummelling since the announcement in late July of his short-lived FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan to bring private investment into FIFA events. But now for the first time since the plan became public, FIFA has reiterated …
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