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FOOTBALL – England’s Football Association will join Wales in withdrawing support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid, a source familiar with the matter said yesterday, as the backlash against his failed plan to sell a stake in the World Cup intensified.
Fifa’s plan to unlock up to $4.2 billion from private investors by selling a roughly 20 per cent stake in a new entity overseeing competitions including the World Cup ended in retreat on Friday after fierce resistance from stakeholders.
With the idea abandoned, attention has now turned to the potential repercussions for Infantino, whose bid for another term as Fifa president from 2027 to 2031 faces increased scrutiny following the failed initiative. Earlier, Wales became the first national federation to formally withdraw its support for Infantino.
“The Football Association of Wales hereby confirms its withdrawal of support for the candidature of Mr. Gianni Infantino, for re-election as Fifa President for the 2027 to 2031 term,” the Welsh FA said in a statement.
“The recent failures in good governance, processes, leadership, values, stakeholder management, communications and sound judgement have led us to a position where Mr. Infantino has lost the confidence of the FAW to remain at the helm of world football. Failing to put the best interests of football first is a failure we cannot accept.”
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