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Gianni Infantino faces pressure from football confederations amid FIFA controversies

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing intense pressure from major football confederations following a series of controversies. UEFA, AFC, and CONCACAF issued a joint statement accusing Infantino of breaking trust through deception, specifically regarding his abandoned plan to sell a 20% stake in the commercial rights of the World Cup to private investors via the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) project.

The three confederations have threatened to boycott FIFA tournaments unless they receive assurances that similar commercial proposals will not be introduced in the future. They have also called for an independent review of the situation, citing a profound failure of judgment.

Simultaneously, Infantino is facing allegations of favoritism stemming from his tenure as UEFA Secretary-General. Reports from The Daily Telegraph suggest he used his influence to secure a promotion and a six-figure severance payment for an employee with whom he allegedly had an intimate relationship. UEFA has confirmed that a departure payment and MBA tuition fees were made to a former employee during that period, though they maintain the payments complied with regulations in place at the time. Infantino has denied personal involvement in the individual's career advancement.

In response, FIFA has released statements defending Infantino, claiming there is a concerted and ongoing effort by certain actors to undermine the credibility of the organization and its president. FIFA maintains that Infantino was democratically elected and continues to hold a valid mandate.

Entities

AFC · Argentine Football Association · Argentine Football Association (AFA) · CONCACAF · Confederation of African Football (CAF) · FIFA · Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) · Gianni Infantino · Hellenic Football Federation · Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) · Lise Klaveness · Mattias Grafström

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

  • [● 4 SOURCES] CAF publicly backed Infantino.
  • [● 3 SOURCES] The next FIFA presidential election is scheduled for March 2027.
  • [● 17 SOURCES] FIFA withdrew the proposal to commercialise World Cup revenues (FIFA Forward Enterprise). esportenaredemt.com.br
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The Hellenic Football Federation withdrew its support for Infantino’s candidacy.
  • [● 13 SOURCES] The Argentine Football Association expressed support for Infantino. esportenaredemt.com.br · thesheffieldpress.com
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] UEFA is preparing a vote of no confidence against Infantino but may lack the 106 votes required.
  • [● 6 SOURCES] UEFA maintains a boycott threat against FIFA competitions over Infantino’s plan. thesheffieldpress.com
  • [● 4 SOURCES] The Mexican Football Federation expressed support for Infantino. www.alminuto.mx
  • [● 9 SOURCES] The Argentine Football Association supports Gianni Infantino. esportenaredemt.com.br
  • [● 4 SOURCES] The Mexican Football Federation supports Gianni Infantino.
  • [● 2 SOURCES] UEFA may propose a vote of no confidence requiring at least 106 votes.
  • [● 6 SOURCES] FIFA proposed the FIFA Forward Enterprise plan to sell a share of World Cup commercial rights to private investors. esportenaredemt.com.br

Sources

UEFA, AFC, CONCACAF hit out at Infantino over World Cup stake sale | KHEL UPDATES [www.khelupdates.com]
about 1 month ago
Gestão atual da Fifa perde apoio de mais uma organização: 'Era Infantino acabou' [trivela.com.br]
about 1 month ago
FIFA'da Gianni Infantino skandalı! Gece yarısı resmi açıklama geldi. . . [www.mynet.com]
about 1 month ago
FIFA przechodzi do ataku. Pojawiło się mocne oświadczenie [sportowefakty.wp.pl]
about 1 month ago
FIFA denuncia "esforço concertado e contínuo" para enfraquecer Infantino [www.cmjornal.pt]
about 1 month ago
Vorwürfe gegen Infantino: Fifa kritisiert "Akteure" [www.t-online.de]
about 1 month ago
Gianni Infantino faces UEFA payout claims over affair | Athletistic [athletistic.com]
about 1 month ago
Infantino sotto accusa, Telegraph: "Fece pagare da Uefa ricca buonuscita a sua amante" » LO_SPECIALE [www.lospecialegiornale.it]
about 1 month ago
FIFA stärkt Infantino: Weltverband holt zum Rundumschlag aus [www.eurosport.de]
about 1 month ago
Infantino sotto accusa, Telegraph: "Fece pagare da Uefa ricca buonuscita a sua amante" [www.adnkronos.com]
about 1 month ago
Uefa, Concacaf e Afc contro Infantino: "Fiducia tradita, rispettare l'unità del calcio" [www.adnkronos.com]
about 1 month ago
La Liga president Javier Tebas says ‘Infantino era is over’ at Fifa [www.theguardian.com]
about 1 month ago
La Fédération internationale de football (FIFA) dénonce une tentative visant à affaiblir Gianni Infantino | Bamada. net [bamada.net]
about 1 month ago
Pozycja Gianniego Infantino się chwieje. Wiadomo, czego nie zrobi [przegladsportowy.onet.pl]
about 1 month ago
AFC cùng UEFA và CONCACAF thành lập liên minh, tổng tấn công FIFA [soha.vn]
about 1 month ago
Bukan Drawing Resmi! Erick Thohir Buka Suara soal Peserta FIFA ASEAN Cup 2026 [www.viva.co.id]
about 1 month ago
Uefa, AFC y Concacaf piden transparencia y acusaron de engaño a la Fifa - Foco Informativo [focoinformativo.site]
about 1 month ago
FIFA Bodies Launch Stunning Attack on President Over 'Deception' [www.isoccerng.com]
about 1 month ago
Skróty meczów - Bramki, gole video z boisk całego świata [skrotymeczow.pl]
about 1 month ago
Κοινή επιστολή κατά Ινφαντίνο: «Πρόδωσε την εμπιστοσύνη μας» [sportime.sigmalive.com]
about 1 month ago
Will Infantino Overcome the Challenges Facing FIFA? [yve-style.com]
about 1 month ago
Infantino pod vse večjim pritiskom: “Vodenje nogometa ni nekaj, kar bi bilo v lasti posameznika” [www.sport-tv.si]
about 1 month ago
Čeferin in zavezniki v odprtem pismu udarili po Infantinu [www.delo.si]
about 1 month ago
أزمة الفيفا تتفاقم: اتحادات قارية تنتقد إنفانتينو وتطالب بمراجعة مستقلة » عكاظ اليوم [okaznews.net]
about 1 month ago
Шефът на испанския футбол разкъса Инфантино: Убива същността на футбола – времето му изтече! [www.actualno.com]
about 1 month ago
Infantino Under Growing Pressure: UEFA, 2 Others Demand Accountability Over FIFA Crisis [thevaultznews.com]
about 1 month ago
Uefa legt gegen Fifa-Chef nach – "Täuschung" - Wöchentlich [wochentlich.de]
about 1 month ago
Uefa, Concacaf e Afc contro Infantino: “Fiducia tradita, rispettare l’unità del calcio” [www.forchecaudine.com]
about 1 month ago
Uefa, Concacaf e AFC voltam a criticar Infantino e cobram investigação | CNN Brasil [www.cnnbrasil.com.br]
about 1 month ago
UEFA, KONKAKAF I AFC optužili FIFA za obmanu i narušavanje poverenja - Nedeljnik [www.nedeljnik.rs]
about 1 month ago
Offener Brief: Verbände werfen Infantino «Täuschung» vor [www.rtl.de]
about 1 month ago
UEFA, CONCACAF και AFC κατά FIFA για το Football Enterprise [www.sportal.gr]
about 1 month ago
Fifa-sjef Infantino kritiseres av egne styremedlemmer: – Alvorlig svikt i dømmekraft [www.aftenposten.no]
about 1 month ago
ФИФА ГО БРАНИ ИНФАНТИНО по тврдењата дека на неговата љубовницата и била исплатена шестоцифрена сума додека бил на челото на УЕФА - Pari. com. mk [pari.com.mk]
about 1 month ago
Infantino Enfrenta Crise por Acusações e Oposição Europeia [www.brasilemfolhas.com.br]
about 1 month ago
If FKF gets Sh2. 6bn from Fifa, who will survive the war that follows? [nation.africa]
about 1 month ago
Gianni Infantino Dituding Naikkan Gaji Hingga Bayar Mantan Kekasihnya Saat Masih Di UEFA - Ule. co. id [www.ule.co.id]
about 1 month ago
Estrela do Chelsea defende boicote da Uefa à Fifa: 'Pelo bem do jogo' [trivela.com.br]
about 1 month ago
Escándalo en la FIFA: salió a la luz que Infantino tuvo una amante y le pagó para callarla [www.lagaceta.com.ar]
about 1 month ago
La crise d'Infantino : L'Angleterre retire son soutien, un effet boule de neige en marche - FootIledeFrance [www.footiledefrance.fr]
about 1 month ago
Η FIFA προειδοποιεί για προσπάθεια υπονόμευσης του Ινφαντίνο - www. ertsports. gr [www.ertsports.gr]
about 1 month ago
Federación Mexicana de Futbol respalda a Infantino - Sol Yucatán [solyucatan.mx]
about 1 month ago
Šéf La Ligy bol k Infantinovi nekompromisný: Jeho éra sa skončila, ničí podstatu futbalu [sportnet.sme.sk]
about 1 month ago
Тебас: Инфантино убива същността на футбола [gong.bg]
about 1 month ago
Geger! Gianni Infantino Dituduh Bayar Selingkuhan di FIFA [www.viva.co.id]
about 1 month ago
Fifa denuncia ‘esforço coordenado’ para enfraquecer entidade e Gianni Infantino [portaloinformante.com.br]
about 1 month ago
FIFA odpowiada na zarzuty wobec Gianniego Infantino. "Podważenie wiarygodności" [przegladsportowy.onet.pl]
about 1 month ago
Hussein Kharja condemns Luis Figo’s criticism of Gianni Infantino - Nigeria Football [nigeriafootball.ng]
about 1 month ago
La Fifa difende Infantino: "Qualcuno vuole indebolire noi e il presidente" [m.firenzeviola.it]
about 1 month ago
Infantino denies affair allegation, FIFA slams ‘concerted’ effort to weaken him [thevoicenewsmagazine.com]
about 1 month ago
FIFA-Krise: Schmutzkampagne gegen Infantino? FIFA schaltet auf Angriff [www.zeit.de]
about 1 month ago
La Fifa difende Infantino: “Tante falsità sul presidente, più di 30 anni di vita dedicati al calcio” [notiziedi.it]
about 1 month ago
FIFA oštro reagirala na optužbe: "Ovo su orkestrirani napadi na Giannija Infantina" [sportklub.n1info.hr]
about 1 month ago
La Fifa difende Infantino: "Tante falsità sul presidente, più di 30 anni di vita dedicati al calcio" » LO_SPECIALE [www.lospecialegiornale.it]
about 1 month ago
FIFA will Angriffen künftig "energisch entgegentreten" [www.vol.at]
about 1 month ago
NOVI SKANDAL TRESE FIFA-U: Infantino ponovno pod pritiskom, svjetska nogometna organizacija stala u obranu svog predsjednika – Hercegovina. in [hercegovina.in]
about 1 month ago
FIFA schlägt gegen Infantino-Kritiker zurück [www.rtl.de]
about 1 month ago
FIFA strká hlavu do piesku. Informácie o Infantinovej milenke? Chcú nás rozvrátiť - Ostatné - Futbal - Športweb - pravda. sk [www.pravda.sk]
about 1 month ago
Fifa beklagt Kampagne gegen Infantino [www.nachrichten-heute.net]
about 1 month ago
FIFA rallies behind Infantino amid growing resignation calls [www.soccermag.com]
about 1 month ago
Fifa contra-ataca e denuncia 'um esforço orquestrado para minar seu presidente' [www.gazetaesportiva.com]
about 1 month ago
Fifa beklagt Kampagne gegen Infantino [radioosnabrueck.de]
about 1 month ago
UEFA confirms payout to ex-employee under Infantino, amid denials of an affair — why it's trending | Archynetys [www.archynetys.com]
about 1 month ago
Fifa critica imprensa e reafirma permanência de Infantino como presidente - PAIPEE [br.paipee.com]
about 1 month ago
Football news 2026: Gianni Infantino UEFA money pay off mistress scandal - EUROPE SAYS [www.europesays.com]
about 1 month ago
FIFA Warns Against 'Concerted Effort' to Undermine Gianni Infantino [en.tempo.co]
about 1 month ago
FIFA defends Infantino against allegations tied to his time at UEFA - WTOP News [wtop.com]
about 1 month ago
المشهد الرياضي - فيفا يرد بقوة: محاولات إسقاط إنفانتينو فاشلة ولن نسمح بالانقلاب على النظام [www.almashhad.news]
about 1 month ago
FIFA verteidigt Gianni Infantino gegen neue Vorwürfe [www.faz.net]
about 1 month ago
Fifa tuomitsee pyrkimykset heikentää puheenjohtaja Infantinon asemaa [www.savonsanomat.fi]
about 1 month ago
Fifa reage a pressão contra Gianni Infantino e defende mandato do presidente | Jovem Pan [jovempan.com.br]
about 1 month ago
FIFA responde a críticos de Infantino rumbo a elecciones de 2027 [estamosaqui.mx]
about 1 month ago
FIFA arremete contra críticos de Gianni Infantino y hace fuerte defensa de su marco legal [rpp.pe]
about 1 month ago
Fifa reage e condena "esforço coordenado e contínuo" contra Infantino | CNN Brasil [www.cnnbrasil.com.br]
about 1 month ago
Infantino čelí další aféře. FIFA tvrdí, že jde o koordinovaný útok - Sports News 24 [www.sports24.cz]
about 1 month ago
La UEFA abre investigación sobre la gestión de Gianni Infantino [destinopanama.com.pa]
about 1 month ago
FIFA stellt sich hinter Infantino und schlägt Kritiker in die Schranken [www.fussballnationalmannschaft.net]
about 1 month ago
Infantino negira da je UEFA plaćala njegovu ljubavnicu, kaže da je sve kleveta [www.oslobodjenje.ba]
about 1 month ago
La FIFA saca los tanques para defender a Infantino: «Cada vez es más evidente que hay un esfuerzo concertado para socavar al presidente» [www.abc.es]
about 1 month ago
Нова буря около ФИФА: Инфантино отрече обвинения за тайна връзка и 6-цифрено плащане [www.actualno.com]
about 1 month ago
FVF reafirma su respaldo a Infantino al frente de la FIFA - Noti RSE [noti-rse.com]
about 1 month ago
Pese a crisis en FIFA, Conmebol cierra filas con Gianni Infantino - Noticias de Hoy [noticiasdehoy.com.mx]
about 1 month ago
Infantino se oglasio nakon teške optužbe: 'One su kategorički neistinite' [www.tportal.hr]
about 1 month ago
Telegraph: Χρυσή αποζημίωση από την UEFA στην «ερωμένη» του Ινφαντίνο [www.naftemporiki.gr]
about 1 month ago
Infantino Hits Back At Claims Over UEFA Payment To Alleged Lover [gwg.ng]
about 1 month ago
FIFA | The Telegraph: La UEFA habría pagado una indemnización de seis cifras a una presunta amante de Gianni Infantino [www.diariodemallorca.es]
about 1 month ago
Další skandál mocného Infantina. Údajná milenka měla dostat peníze od UEFA [sport.aktualne.cz]
about 1 month ago
Šéf FIFA v průšvihu. Infantino měl milence z UEFA zařídit odstupné i studium [www.denik.cz]
about 1 month ago
「疑惑だらけだな」FIFA会長に愛人に口止め料を払っていた疑惑 - kaigai. ch [kaigai.ch]
about 1 month ago
Η UEFA συνεχίζει το μποϊκοτάζ του Μουντιάλ παρά την αναδίπλωση της FIFA - ENALLAXNEWS. GR [enallaxnews.gr]
about 1 month ago
UEFA terá pagado indemnização a amante de Infantino, FIFA nega | MAISFUTEBOL [maisfutebol.iol.pt]
about 1 month ago
Διάψευση FIFA για Ινφαντίνο - PAOK24 [www.paok24.com]
about 1 month ago
Ινφαντίνο: Καταγγελίες για φερόμενη ερωμένη που αποζημιώθηκε από την UEFA - Flamis. gr [flamis.gr]
about 1 month ago
Infantino UEFA-pénzből fizette ki a szeretőjét a friss leleplezés szerint [444.hu]
about 1 month ago
Infantino faces fresh pressure over FIFA Presidency after alleged UEFA payoff claims [charmarnews.com]
about 1 month ago
Infantino sotto accusa, Telegraph: "Fece pagare da Uefa ricca buonuscita a sua amante" - EgNews OlioVinoPeperoncino - gastronomia, vino, cucina, champagne, viaggi e turismo produttori agricoli [www.egnews.it]
about 1 month ago
Empleada amante y gran indemnización: nueva acusación contra Infantino en plena crisis de la FIFA [www.alminuto.mx]
about 1 month ago
Uefa allegedly paid off Infantino’s mistress amid leadership crisis [thesheffieldpress.com]
about 1 month ago
Argentina perdoa Infantino em meio à crise política na FIFA [esportenaredemt.com.br]
about 2 months ago
FIFA Defends Gianni Infantino as Critics Mount Pressure | Athletistic [athletistic.com]
about 1 month ago