Gianni Infantino: Norway call for Fifa president to resign but Mexico and Argentina show support
The Norwegian Football Federation has called for FIFA president Gianni Infantino to resign following controversial proposals to sell World Cup stakes. While some nations support the call, others, including Mexico and South American governing bodies, have expressed continued support for his leadership.
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The internal conflict within FIFA highlights significant governance and ethical concerns regarding the commercialization of international football.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Norway Football Federation Lise Klaveness has long been a critic of Infantino
Norway have called on Gianni Infantino to resign following his aborted attempt to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors, despite support for the Fifa president from Mexico and the head of South America's football governing body.
Norway have gone a step further than the football associations of England, Wales, Croatia and Albania - all of whom have withdrawn support for Infantino without explicitly calling for the 56-year-old to resign.
"He [Infantino] does not have the institutional trust required to govern Fifa stably in the times we are in," Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) president Lise Klaveness said on Friday.
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