FFF Withdraws Infantino Support, Pledges to Reform FIFA — SkimNews
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- French Football Federation (FFF) became the latest national association to withdraw support for Infantino, following England, Italy, Republic of Ireland and Scotland
- Infantino's aborted proposal to sell stakes in FIFA competitions — including the World Cup — to private investors triggered the wave of opposition and prompted UEFA to threaten a boycott of all FIFA competitions
- UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and Concacaf have called for Infantino to step down, while South America's Conmebol and Africa's CAF continue to back him
- FIFA has confirmed Infantino will stand for a fourth term in the March presidential election despite the growing revolt
- FFF pledged to launch consultations with confederations, national associations, players, supporters and governance experts on far-reaching reform of FIFA's governance
- FFF president Philippe Diallo said "Fifa's governance does not live up to the standards that football represents," and that even after Infantino dropped the plan, "Fifa's governance cannot be considered resolved"
Why it matters: Five European federations plus three of FIFA's six confederations now oppose Infantino, making his fourth-term bid the most contested in modern FIFA history — but with Conmebol and CAF still backing him, the March election is a knife-edge vote, and FFF's reform push gives the opposition a governance platform that outlives whoever wins.
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