The crisis is not easing on the side of Fifa. On the contrary. Caught under intense criticism since the 2026 World Cup (Balogun card affair) ended on July 19 with Spain’s victory, his boss Gianni Infantino is no longer the man for the job. This has been clearly expressed by the Norwegian Football Association.
The 56-year-old leader has lost all credibility to continue to lead world football, said Lise Klaveness, the president of the Scandinavian federation, Friday during a press conference. We will ask the president of Fifa to resign now “, she said in comments reported by theAFP on his account X.
Gianni Infantino lost a large part of his legitimacy, notably by proposing to create a company responsible for marketing the World Cup and opening it to private investors. The abandonment of the project and then the apologies made by the International Federation were not enough to calm the opponents of the Italian-Swiss leader.
Africa and Argentina support Infantino
UEFA quickly expressed its anger against the World Cup project, followed by Concacaf (North America, Central America and the Caribbean) and the Asian Confederation. Luis Figo, the former Portuguese football star, had requested the departure of Gianni Infantino.
On the other hand, the former right-hand man of Michel Platini at UEFA, received the support of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Argentine Federation although the South American Confederation expressed its concern over the recent management of Fifa. The election for the presidency of the powerful international federation must be held in March 2027. It will be necessary to obtain a majority of the 211 member countries.
