Fifa launches new attack on media over alleged ‘concerted effort’ to undermine Gianni Infantino
Fifa has issued a formal statement accusing critics of a concerted effort to undermine president Gianni Infantino. The organization claims these attacks are politically motivated attempts to subvert democratic processes ahead of the upcoming presidential election.
Why it matters
The internal conflict within football's governing body highlights significant instability and power struggles at the highest level of global sports administration.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino waves as he arrives at the presidential inauguration day event in Colombia on Friday. Fifa president Gianni Infantino waves as he arrives at the presidential inauguration day event in Colombia on Friday. Gianni Infantino Fifa defends Gianni Infantino and launches attack after ‘effort to undermine’ president Fifa backs ‘democratically-elected’ president
Thinly-veiled attack aimed on Uefa as crisis roars on
Prefer the Guardian on Google Fifa last night issued a thinly-veiled attack on Uefa and other leading figures in European football in a statement which alleged there is a “concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine Fifa and its president,” as football’s civil war escalated further.
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