Gianni Infantino Faces Calls to Resign as FIFA President
The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) president Lise Klaveness publicly demanded the immediate resignation of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, saying “No hay vuelta atrás para Gianni Infantino.” The demand follows the collapse of Infantino’s proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) – a commercial subsidiary that would have sold a 20 % stake to private investors and could have raised up to $4.2 billion. After the plan was withdrawn amid criticism from UEFA, CAF, CONCACAF and other federations, Infantino issued an apology for the mishandled process.
UEFA has threatened to boycott upcoming World Cups and reiterated its loss of confidence in Infantino, while some confederations such as CAF and the Argentine federation have expressed continued support. The controversy has left Infantino’s re‑election for a fourth term in March 2027 uncertain, with the NFF seeking backing from other national associations. The episode highlights a deep governance crisis within world football and could shape the next FIFA presidential election.
Entities: Ecuadorian Football Federation · FIFA · FIFA Forward Enterprise · Gianni Infantino · Lisa Klaveness · Lise Klaveness · Norwegian Football Federation · UEFA
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Gianni Infantino abandoned the proposed private‑investment plan for the World Cup. (Infantino shelved the plan after backlash.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Victor Montagliani, CONCACAF president, is widely cited as a potential challenger to Infantino. (CONCACAF throws down the gauntlet, its president Victor Montagliani is widely‑cited as the favoured candidate.)
- [● 2 SOURCES] UEFA announced it no longer has confidence in Gianni Infantino and threatened to boycott the World Cups. (UEFA repeated its threat of boycotting the World Cups.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Gianni Infantino is currently the sole candidate for the FIFA presidential election scheduled for March, with nomination deadline 18 November. (Infantino is for the moment the only candidate; the deadline for nominations is November 18.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Morocco is co‑hosting the 2030 World Cup. (Infantino spent the past turbulent week amongst friends in Morocco who are co‑hosting the 2030 World Cup.)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] FIFA projected that the FIFA Forward Enterprise could raise up to $4.2 billion based on a $20 billion valuation. (FIFA said it could raise up to $4.2 billion.)
- [● 2 SOURCES] Lise Klaveness, president of the Norwegian Football Federation, publicly called for Gianni Infantino to resign. (NFF president Lise Klaveness said “We are going to ask the FIFA president to resign now.”)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Senior FIFA directors met Gianni Infantino in Morocco and expressed full support. (Directors gave him their “full support” in Morocco.)