'He is the shame of football': FIFA staff torn between unease and anger over Gianni Infantino after scandal erupts

Some FIFA staff have expressed discomfort and irritation at President Gianni Infantino's refusal to resign following the abandonment of his plan to open up FIFA to private investors, according to Le Monde English.

The Norwegian Football Association has called for Infantino's resignation, citing a lack of institutional trust, as reported by Punch Nigeria and Euronews. In contrast, Mexico and Argentina have come out in support of Infantino. The Mexican Football Federation stated that it would not recognise or approve any process to oust Infantino that did not involve a vote of all 211 FIFA members, as reported by Free Malaysia Today.

The Confederation of African Football has unanimously backed Infantino's leadership, while European soccer's governing body UEFA said it remained committed to boycotting FIFA competitions. Asia's confederation stated it stood in solidarity with UEFA and CONCACAF, which runs football in North and Central America as well as the Caribbean, but South America's CONMEBOL rejected any attempt to oust Infantino without a vote of all members.

Brief written by urgent.news from Le Monde English, Euronews, Al Jazeera, Punch Nigeria, Free Malaysia Today — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.