Infantino tells BBC Sport he is backed by 'vast majority' of world football
Summary
Fifa President Gianni Infantino says he has strong support from most world football organizations despite recent controversies. He denied considering resignation and highlighted ongoing efforts to resolve issues related to a planned commercial rights sale called Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE), which was quickly canceled.Key Facts
- Gianni Infantino has been Fifa president since 2016 and is expected to be re-elected for a fourth term next year.
- Several major football organizations, including Uefa and Asian Football Confederation, criticized Infantino over the FFE proposal.
- FFE would have sold some of Fifa’s commercial rights to a private company, but Infantino canceled the plan within days.
- Uefa demanded Fifa provide important documents about FFE by November 2, but those documents have not yet been fully shared.
- Infantino apologized for poor communication about FFE and said dialogue with Uefa needs to improve.
- Infantino claims support from most member associations, including full backing from the Asian and African Football Confederations.
- He proposed increasing football development funding worldwide by $3.4 billion.
- Infantino described football as a democratic organization where all 211 member associations have equal votes.
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