Infantino to Chair FIFA Council Meeting as Critics Push to Oust Him
Council members will press Gianni Infantino on the withdrawn World Cup rights plan and other governance issues after critics said FIFA needs more transparency.
- On Thursday in Zurich, FIFA President Gianni Infantino faces the 37-member FIFA Council for the first time since his secretive World Cup stake-sale plan collapsed 11 weeks ago.
- Infantino's proposal to sell a 20% stake in a commercial subsidiary to investors led by Joshua Kushner was abandoned shortly after its July announcement, sparking intense criticism from regional confederations.
- To counter UEFA's call for a $10 million payment, Infantino plans to propose $15 million in additional funding per member federation for the 2027-2030 cycle. UEFA lawyers claim the previously planned $4.2 billion valuation was "fraudulently off-market."
- Council members will review FIFA's disciplinary procedures and governance standards, including the controversial Peace Prize awarded to U.S. President Donald Trump, as powerful figures seek to curb Infantino's powers.
- Candidates must submit nominations by November 18 for the March 2027 election in Rabat, Morocco, where Infantino seeks a fourth term despite calls for his resignation from regional confederations.
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FIFA's top officials meet for three and a half hours. However, President Infantino does not provide the hoped-for answers after the scandal-summer. His opponents continue to insist on radical change.
FIFA's top officials meet for three and a half hours. However, President Infantino does not provide the hoped-for answers after the scandal-summer. His opponents continue to insist on radical change.
Zurich. Gianni Infantino will face the football leaders who want his resignation, when he presides on Thursday the Council of FIFA, of 37 members, where he will meet for the first time with the senior officials of the agency since he failed his plan to partially privatize tournaments like the World Cup with the creation of a subsidiary called FIFA Forward Enterprise.
European football leaders are confident that they will be able to present a candidate to face Gianni Infantino in Fifa's presidential election, scheduled for March 2027. Although there is not yet a definite name, representatives of the Uefa and other national associations believe that the current president of the entity will have an opponent in the contest for the position. The information is from the British newspaper The Guardian. Read also: M…
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