Pressure mounts on FIFA president, who responds: 'There will be plenty to say'

Gianni Infantino faced questions about his future as FIFA president, but chose to talk about football instead. “There will be plenty to say, but there will be a right place and the right time for that. Today is not that moment or this place. Today we are enjoying football,” he told Sky Sports.

Infantino was speaking during his visit to the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Poland. At the stadium in Katowice, he met Cezary Kulesza, president of the Polish Football Association, and watched the hosts play Argentina.

The pressure on the FIFA president has grown after his plan to sell rights to private investors linked to the World Cup collapsed. Reporters asked the 56-year-old Swiss whether he was considering resigning and whether he intended to stand again for the FIFA presidency. He did not answer either question.

Infantino repeated that football should give people around the world an opportunity to improve their lives and celebrate the sport. “We work to give every corner of the world the opportunity to become better and to celebrate the football we all love,” he said. A later confirmation stated that he would seek another term.

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There will be plenty to say, but there will be a right place and the right time for that. Today is not that moment or this place. Today we are enjoying football. We work to give every corner of the world the opportunity to become better and to celebrate the football we all love.