The re-election of Gianni Infantino as head of FIFA is far from certain. Since he expressed the wish to sell shares of the World Cup to private investors, a project which caused a scandal and which he quickly abandoned, the president of the international federation has lost many allies, particularly in Europe.
After Sweden, Scotland, Italy, Belgium and Hungary, it is France which should in turn let go of the boss of world football. According to AFP, information relayed by the newspaper
The Teaman executive committee will take place on Thursday at the FFF headquarters in order to ratify the position of the body on the candidacy of the Italian-Swiss leader (56 years old).
Gianni Infantino only candidate…
And “unless there is a major turnaround”the “3F” intends to withdraw its support. This decision should be made public this afternoon. What weaken Gianni Infantino? For the moment, no other candidate has declared themselves for this election, which will take place on March 18, 2027 in Rabat. But other twists and turns are possible.