UEFA and other governing bodies preparing to launch no-confidence vote against Gianni Infantino




UEFA, Asia’s AFC, and CONCACAF, which oversees football in North and Central America and the Caribbean, are reportedly considering a no-confidence vote against FIFA President Gianni Infantino.The governing bodies’ move comes after Infantino’s failed FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan to sell stakes to private investors in its competitions, including the World Cup.Sources close to the situation have reportedly told Reuters that a no-confidence motion is being considered, with one saying: “There is no way out.”Either he goes the peaceful way and decides not to stand in March, or he goes the hard way.”GB News has contacted FIFA for comment regarding the reported no-confidence vote.Non-profit fan network Football Supporters Europe (FSE) have also weighed in, backing a petition for Infantino to resign.The FSE opposed Infantino’s proposals to sell a stake in the World Cup, with the petition receiving over 1,000 signatures after being launched this morning.The fan network wrote: “Football belongs to the people who fill the stadiums, follow their clubs and national teams through triumphs and heartbreaks, travel across countries and continents, pass the game from one generation to the next and keep it alive every day of the year.UEFA and other governing bodies are preparing to launch a no-confidence vote against Gianni Infantino | GETTY”Yet, one man seems to believe that he is more important that football.”Today, supporter organisations representing hundreds of millions of fans across every continent are launching a worldwide petition calling for Gianni Infantino to resign and for FIFA to be rebuilt so that the current debacle can never happen again.”The shameful attempt by one individual – the FIFA President himself – to sell off the World Cup to private investors exposed a betrayal football will never forget.”Infantino’s plan was stitched together in secret. Negotiated behind closed doors. Hidden from FIFA’s own members and from the millions of people whose passion makes football what it is. It was a betrayal.”Fan groups have also hit out at the FIFA President | PAAs well as fan groups, the FAs of England, Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland have all said they have withdrawn support for Infantino.Despite the backlash, the FIFA President is set to stand for a fourth term in March.CONMEBOL, which looks after South American sides, released a statement saying they would not back a vote to oust the FIFA President, while the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has separately given its backing to Infantino.FIFA has stood firm against the growing challenges to Infantino, criticising the “concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine” him.Despite the backlash, Infantino is set to stand for a fourth term in March | GETTYThe governing body previously released a lengthy statement, with part of the message reading: “FIFA welcomes legitimate scrutiny. But scrutiny is not a licence to distort facts, amplify unsubstantiated allegations or manufacture distractions designed to undermine progress.”Where reporting is inaccurate or misleading, FIFA will challenge it directly and vigorously. FIFA’s responsibility is to its 211 Member Associations and to football around the world.”We will not be distracted or diverted from strengthening the organisation, delivering for our Member Associations and continuing the work of making football truly global.”Infantino won the FIFA presidency back in 2016, being re-elected in both 2019 and 2023.