{
  "id": 1489745,
  "title": "Scottish FA withdraws support for Gianni Infantino",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/scottish-fa-withdraws-support-for-gianni-infantino",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T13:39:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/scottish-fa-withdraws-support-gianni-133955164.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Scottish Football Association has withdrawn its backing for Fifa president Gianni Infantino. This move follows Infantino's decision to halt plans to sell shares in World Cup and other Fifa competitions last month. Three confederations – Uefa, Concacaf, and the Asian Football Confederation – have lost faith in Infantino. Some nations, however, have diverged from their regional affiliations. The SFA's chief executive, Ian Maxwell, stated that the body's stance has been clear since Uefa's collective stance. He emphasized that 55 nations are stronger than one voice. Consequently, the SFA will not vote for Infantino when the re-election occurs in early 2027. Meanwhile, Uefa, Concacaf, and the AFC have initiated discussions regarding the organization of competitions among themselves if they boycott Fifa events. Uefa accused Fifa of breaking trust through deception and claimed that Infantino has yet to admit that his proposal was fundamentally flawed. Despite this, some football associations, including Argentina, Morocco, and Mexico, have continued to back Infantino, while the African Football Confederation has expressed unanimous support.",
  "summary": "Chief executive Ian Maxwell said the SFA’s position had been ‘clear’",
  "key_points": [
    "Scottish FA withdraws support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino",
    "Three confederations lose faith in Infantino",
    "SFA will not vote for Infantino in 2027 re-election"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}