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European football leaders are meeting as UEFA races to build a strategy and find a candidate to challenge Gianni Infantino's FIFA presidency ahead of the November 18 deadline. UEFA has summoned its 55 member federations to a Berlin summit, with plans that include preparing a Swiss criminal complaint over Infantino's collapsed World Cup private investment plan.
The Norwegian Football Federation has filed three formal complaints with FIFA committees, accusing President Gianni Infantino of abuse of power and conflicts of interest over a scrapped plan to sell World Cup equity to private investors, the lifting of Folarin Balogun's suspension at the 2026 World Cup, and the FIFA Peace Prize given to Donald Trump. NFF President Lise Klaveness says Trump is the common thread linking the three cases.
Samuel Eto'o, head of Cameroon's football federation, has urged African football leaders to back FIFA President Gianni Infantino, crediting him with advancing the continent and expanding World Cup access. The former striker also said limited budgets force African nations to lose stars to Europe, and cautioned against viewing UEFA as FIFA's sole priority.
The Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) has declared it no longer trusts FIFA President Gianni Infantino, urging new leadership by 2027 and a broad restructuring of the governing body. It proposes an international summit in Amsterdam and lays out three reform priorities, while FIFA has yet to respond.
The Italian Football Federation has withdrawn its support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino following the collapse of a plan to sell equity in tournaments, but World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro has backed him. The move follows similar actions by several European federations amid growing pressure on Infantino ahead of next year's FIFA Congress.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is under mounting pressure as criticism grows and his World Cup privatization plan was scrapped. The next FIFA presidential election is scheduled for March 2027, with potential challengers emerging. Infantino is racing to secure support for an unprecedented fourth term.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino ignored a request from vice president Victor Montagliani to skip a Caribbean youth tournament, appearing in the Dominican Republic despite FIFA's governance crisis over a failed World Cup investment plan. He faces mounting opposition from senior officials while seeking re-election.
UEFA, AFC and CONCACAF are reportedly discussing a no-confidence vote to remove FIFA President Gianni Infantino, according to senior sources. The move follows his handling of a collapsed plan to sell stakes in FIFA's commercial arm, which drew criticism from the confederations.
Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, has defended FIFA President Gianni Infantino against criticism over his proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup. Giuliani says the backlash is driven by politics and jealousy, praising Infantino's leadership.
