Gianni Infantino finally announced a rival in the FIFA presidential elections scheduled for 18 March 2027
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Swiss Ramon Vega, who is in the running to replace Gianni Infantino, played in both the European Championship and the Champions League, and was on the field when FTC won against Grasshoppers.
Soon, a rival candidate to FIFA's scandal-plagued president Gianni Infantino will have to emerge. Most likely, the challenger will not come from Europe. “It will be a strength and easier to put forward a candidate who is not European,” says Simon Åström, chairman of the Swedish Football Association (SvFF).