Federations challenge Infantino on FIFA reform
Major continental federations, including the European Union, North America, and Asia, are moving toward developing a new framework for managing global soccer in order to address disagreements with FIFA President Gianni Infantino. This comes especially after his rejection of multiple invitations to review the governance of the International Federation and following increased anger over a plan to sell a share of the World Cup. The initiative involves creating a new vision for FIFA’s role and governance model, as well as organizing how financial revenues are distributed. Notably, FIFA holds reserves of approximately five billion dollars, raising questions about how these funds are used to support the development of football worldwide. This framework could serve as a potential competitor to Infantino in next year’s FIFA presidential elections if dialogue remains unopened. There are also threats of escalation measures, which could include organizing new tournaments and boycotting sporting events. Future Montaleano emerges as a potential candidate to challenge Infantino.
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