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Gianni Infantino to seek re-election as FIFA president despite calls to resign

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • FIFA said Gianni Infantino will seek a fourth and final term as president in next year’s election, extending through 2031.
  • UEFA and several national associations have withdrawn support or called for Infantino to leave after opposition to his abandoned World Cup revenue plan.
  • UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts over alleged financial mismanagement linked to the proposal.

Gianni Infantino plans to run for another term as FIFA president despite mounting calls for him to step down. FIFA said Sunday that he will seek a fourth and final mandate, running until 2031.

A FIFA spokesperson said Infantino had announced in April that he would stand again in 2027 and that “nothing has changed.” Candidates must register by Nov. 18, exactly four months before the vote.

The president of FIFA announced in April that he will stand for re-election in 2027. Of course, nothing has changed. Mr. Infantino will stand for re-election.

· FIFA spokespersonFIFA confirmed Infantino’s intention to seek a fourth and final term.

Infantino has faced intense pressure since his controversial plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors through a commercial subsidiary provoked a furious backlash. FIFA apologized for mistakes surrounding the proposal and promised to “ensure that they do not happen again,” but the apology has not eased the pressure.

UEFA has led calls for Infantino’s departure, saying it has lost confidence in him. The European governing body previously threatened to boycott FIFA tournaments, including the World Cup, while national associations including England’s Football Association have withdrawn their support for his re-election.

There will be a lot to say, but there will be a right place and a right time to say it. It is not today, it is not here, but here and today, we are enjoying football.

· Gianni InfantinoInfantino declined to discuss his future while attending the opening of the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland.

UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts over possible financial mismanagement connected to the now-abandoned plan. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham also said last month that Infantino was not the right person to lead world football’s governing body. Infantino declined to discuss his future when he arrived for the opening of the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland.

“There will be a lot to say, but there will be a right place and a right time to say it. It is not today, it is not here, but here and today, we are enjoying football,” he told Sky News.

Ensure that they do not happen again.

· FIFAFIFA’s commitment after apologizing for errors surrounding its abandoned World Cup revenue plan.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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