German minister calls for resignation of FIFA president Infantino
German Minister of State for Culture, Wolfram Weimer, has become the first member of the federal government to call for the resignation of FIFA president Gianni Infantino. The post German minister calls for resignation of FIFA president Infantino appeared first on Ghana Business News .
German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer has become the first government official to demand that FIFA president Gianni Infantino resign. Weimer argued that Infantino has harmed football by proposing to sell World Cup rights to private investors. Following strong protests, including a threat of a World Cup boycott by UEFA, Infantino withdrew the proposal.
However, Weimer remains critical, stating that football is a cultural asset, not a commodity. Infantino has not indicated any intention of stepping down, emphasizing that football is a democratic public good. He called on the German Football Federation (DFB) to resist Infantino's leadership actively. The DFB, with 24,000 clubs and eight million members, has significant influence within the sport.
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