Despite the storm, Gianni Infantino did not give in. When his plan to sell shares in the World Cup to private investors was revealed without his knowledge, the FIFA president found himself in the crosshairs of several federations and confederations, with UEFA in the lead. But the Italian-Swiss-Lebanese is still clinging to his chair and for some, the possibility of seeing him return in 2027 is far from utopian.
Because on March 18 in Rabat (Morocco), the election for the presidency of FIFA will take place. The only candidate in the running at the moment, Gianni Infantino hopes to win and stay for four more years in the position he has held since 2016 after taking advantage of the setbacks of Michel Platini to seize the throne.
Asked about this famous upcoming election, Pierre Ménès gave his rather pessimistic opinion on the subject. “There is no candidate who seems to have declared himself and I find it difficult to imagine someone coming out of the woodwork at the last moment. And above all unite behind him. Because voting against (Gianni)
Infantino is one thing. Voting for an illustrious stranger who has not presented his program is also very complicated. »
Which candidate against Gianni Infantino?
On his YouTube channel, the former Canal+ columnist expressed his fear of seeing the current boss of FIFA obtain the votes allowing him to continue his work. “I’m afraid we’ll still be eating the other crook for quite a while. »
However, we still have to wait for a possible new movement from UEFA which could pull a candidate out of its hat, unless it manages to obtain what it has been asking for since the start of the controversy, namely the dismissal of Gianni Infantino.
