DistantNews
Support us
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Romania /Sports

Gianni Infantino Will Run for Another FIFA Presidency Despite Controversy

From Adevฤƒrul · () Romanian

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

At a glance

News Named sources New plan
  • FIFA says Gianni Infantino will seek another term as president in 2027, after his reelections in 2019 and 2023.
  • The vote will take place at the FIFA Congress in Morocco in March 2027, while challengers must declare their candidacies by Nov. 18.
  • Infantino faces criticism over the abandoned Fifa Forward Enterprise plan, although some football federations and Cameroon federation president Samuel Etoโ€™o support him.

Gianni Infantino is not giving up on his bid to lead FIFA again. The 56-year-old plans to run for another term in 2027, despite the controversy that followed the abandoned proposal to create a company managing the commercial rights to all FIFA competitions.

A FIFA spokesperson confirmed the decision, saying the president had announced in April that he would run again and that โ€œnothing has changed.โ€ Infantino has already been reelected in 2019 and 2023. During a visit to Poland for the opening of the Womenโ€™s Under-20 World Cup, however, he avoided answering questions about his future.

The FIFA president announced in April that he will run again in 2027. Of course, nothing has changed. Mr. Infantino will run again.

· FIFA spokespersonThe spokesperson confirms Infantinoโ€™s intention to seek another presidential term.

โ€œThere will be a right time and a right place to discuss that. It is not today, it is not here,โ€ he said before leaving, despite several follow-up questions. The election will take place at the FIFA Congress in Morocco in March 2027. Candidates who want to challenge him must announce their bids by Nov. 18.

There will be a right time and a right place to discuss that. It is not today, it is not here.

· Gianni InfantinoInfantino declines to discuss his political future during a visit to Poland.

Infantino has received support from several federations in recent weeks, but he has also faced calls to resign. Pressure increased over Fifa Forward Enterprise, a plan that was later abandoned after criticism from several confederations, led by UEFA, which initially threatened to boycott FIFA competitions. The proposal included selling 21% of the company to a private investment firm.

Former Arsenal and France manager Arsรจne Wenger called the withdrawal necessary and defended an independent FIFA committed to football. Several former players, led by Franceโ€™s Mikaรซl Silvestre, have instead demanded change at FIFA. Samuel Etoโ€™o, president of Cameroonโ€™s football federation and a prominent African football figure, supports Infantino.

The decision to withdraw the project was absolutely necessary and indisputable, because I firmly believe in an independent FIFA that serves our sport with commitment, transparency and integrity.

· Arsรจne WengerWenger comments on the abandonment of the proposed commercial-rights company.
About this summary

Originally published by Adevฤƒrul in Romanian. 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.

More Stories

From Our Blog