{
  "id": 2116771,
  "title": "Soccer fans launch global petition urging FIFA boss Infantino to resign over World Cup ‘betrayal’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/soccer-fans-launch-global-petition-urging-fifa-boss-infantino-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T10:40:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/soccer/2026/08/20/soccer-fans-launch-global-petition-urging-fifa-boss-infantino-to-resign-over-world-cup-betrayal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, soccer fan groups from across the globe initiated a petition demanding that FIFA President Gianni Infantino resign in the wake of his attempt to sell future World Cup earnings to private investors.\n\nThe initiative, which bears the hashtag #InfantinOut, urges FIFA to be rebuilt to prevent a similar incident from occurring in the future. The petition lambasts Infantino's plan to commercialize the World Cup, a proposal he subsequently abandoned following widespread outrage.\n\nThe coalition of fan groups comprises Football Supporters Europe, Football Supporters Africa, and the Independent Supporters Council in North America, alongside approximately 40 national fan organizations globally. Infantino has faced mounting pressure to step down despite UEFA expressing no confidence in him and criticism from CONCACAF and AFC leadership.\n\nThe fan petition asserts that Infantino's leadership has been a catastrophic failure, incompatible with democratic governance. It further states that the concentration of power within the FIFA presidency, coupled with opaque decision-making, clientelism, and a lack of accountability, has eroded trust in the world governing body. The petition passionately calls for Infantino's resignation, emphasizing that for FIFA's credibility and the sport's future, he must leave his position. It also references Infantino's past support for fan-irritating projects such as the aborted European Super League and the push for biennial World Cups.",
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  "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."
}