Mexico breaks ranks and dents Uefa-led bid to oust embattled Fifa kingpin Infantino
Mexico’s football association has broken ranks and delivered a blow to Uefa-led hopes of ousting embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino. Infantino has been attempting to stave off a rebellion from the confederations of Europe, Asia and the Caribbean, Central and North America, who have all strongly condemned his secret attempts to effectively privatise the World [...]
The Mexican Football Federation has defied Uefa’s efforts to remove Fifa president Gianni Infantino. Uefa, Concacaf and AFC have all tried to force a vote of no confidence in Infantino as they oppose his secret attempts to privatise the World Cup. However, Mexico has now joined the ranks of those supporting Infantino, despite Concacaf’s backing for his removal.
This could make it more difficult for Uefa, Concacaf and AFC to achieve the necessary support to force a vote against Infantino or put forward a challenger for the presidency next year. The FMF has reaffirmed its support for Infantino, stating that football’s values lie in institutionality and respect for governance processes. Infantino has resisted calls to resign over his plans to sell World Cup commercial rights to private investors, including Donald Trump’s family.
He recently held a crisis meeting in Morocco, after which Fifa issued a statement apologising for keeping the plans secret and reaffirmed Infantino’s intention to remain in office. African and South American confederations, along with Oceania, are said to back Infantino. If Uefa, AFC and Concacaf were to vote as blocs, they would hold 136 of the 211 votes needed to prevent Infantino from winning a third term.
However, Mexico’s support and some Asian nations like Qatar and Kuwait have bolstered Infantino’s chances of staying in power.
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