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Serbia Withdraws Support for FIFA President Infantino Amid European Backlash
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Serbia Withdraws Support for FIFA President Infantino Amid European Backlash

From Delo · () Slovenian

Translated from Slovenian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Football Association of Serbia has withdrawn its support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's re-election bid.
  • This decision follows a significant European backlash against Infantino's leadership and a failed commercial project.
  • Serbia's move is seen as a major blow, as the association had previously supported Infantino just 70 days prior.

The Football Association of Serbia (FSS) has reversed its stance and withdrawn support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino's bid for a new term. This decision marks a significant escalation in the growing European opposition to Infantino's leadership and comes after the failure of a controversial commercial venture.

The FSS's sharp message effectively calls for a change in FIFA's leadership. Serbia's withdrawal of support follows similar actions by the football associations of Wales, Finland, and Sweden, with England reportedly considering the same. This collective stance aligns more European nations with UEFA, which has publicly stated its loss of confidence in FIFA's current administration following the collapse of the "Fifa Forward Enterprise" (FFE) project.

Nogometna zveza Srbije meni, da mora prihodnost svetovnega nogometa temeljiti na preglednosti, dialogu, medsebojnem spoลกtovanju in partnerstvu med vsemi konfederacijami in nacionalnimi zvezami.

โ€” FSSThe Football Association of Serbia's statement on the principles for the future of world football.

The turnaround in Serbia's position is particularly striking. The FSS had formally guaranteed its support for Infantino in writing as recently as May 25. However, just 70 days later, they have rescinded it, citing that recent events have severely damaged the reputation of FIFA and its president. The FSS deemed the withdrawal of support the "only logical and reasonable decision."

In their statement, the FSS emphasized that the future of world football must be built on transparency, dialogue, mutual respect, and partnership among all confederations and national associations. They stressed that strategic decisions impacting football's future require broad consensus and open consultations with all stakeholders. While affirming their commitment to collaborating with FIFA, UEFA, and other national associations, the FSS concluded that global football needs "new trust, a new approach, and leadership that will contribute to the restoration of dialogue, unity, and credibility of international football institutions."

Svetovni nogomet po njenem mnenju potrebuje ยปnovo zaupanje, nov pristop in vodstvo, ki bo prispevalo k obnovi dialoga, enotnosti in verodostojnosti mednarodnih nogometnih institucijยซ

โ€” FSSThe FSS's call for new leadership and trust in international football institutions.
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Originally published by Delo in Slovenian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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