Former Spurs Player Vega Set to Run for Fifa President
Vega says FIFA needs new direction and fundamental reform after support for Infantino weakened over a failed private investment plan.
- Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ramon Vega announced his intention to challenge Gianni Infantino for the FIFA presidency in next year's election, as reported by BBC Sport on Wednesday.
- Infantino's standing plummeted following his failed plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors, prompting Uefa, Concacaf, and the Asian Football Confederation to call for his resignation.
- The 55-year-old, who played for Switzerland, Watford, and Celtic, aims to "reunite the global football family" and "rebuild trust that our game urgently needs," Vega said in his candidacy statement.
- Despite the backlash, Infantino claimed to be "fully committed to leading Fifa" last month and will seek re-election, having previously been rumored to stand unopposed.
- Vega faces a procedural hurdle: candidates require backing from five of FIFA's 211 member federations to appear on the ballot, a threshold he failed to clear four years ago.
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[Sports Chosun Reporter Jeon Young-ji] Former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega (55) has declared his candidacy for the International Football Federation (FIFA) presidency next year. Vega is the first candidate to officially announce his intention to challenge FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Although President Infantino is facing calls for his resignation from within and outside the football world following the collapse of his plan to sell World Cu…
Ramon Vega is once again competing for Fifa-Boss Gianni Infantino. However, until the election of 2027, the Swiss still has to take a decisive hurdle.
The former Swiss football player Ramon Vega announced on Wednesday (7) his intention to apply for Fifa's presidency, challenging Gianni Infantino, who has been questioned in recent months for his failed attempt to open the entity to private investments. See video: Judge is persecuted and assaulted after scoring penalty in championship in Kenya Enzo Fernandez or Antonela? Web compares tears at the farewell of Messi Vega, 55 years old, had already…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Ahn Hong-seok = A challenger has emerged to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who is seeking a fourth consecutive term.
Vega is the first candidate to publicly confirm his intention to contest the position of Infantino
Former Tottenham player Ramon Vega has announced his candidacy for FIFA president in next year's elections, becoming the first candidate to publicly confirm that he will try to challenge Gianni Infantino.
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