'Football Belongs to No Individual': Three Confederations Accuse Infantino as Trump Rushes to His Defence

South Africa

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CAF Loyal, FIFA Forward Funding · 2 of 15 countries

Pretoria is taking note of the silence from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which did not co-sign the open letter from the three confederations against Gianni Infantino, leaving Africa on the side of the FIFA president.

Germany

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UEFA Federations Relaying Protests · 4 of 15 countries

Germany is examining a double rift at FIFA: three confederations accuse Gianni Infantino of deception, as Donald Trump offers him unconditional support.

Argentina

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CONMEBOL Loyal to Infantino · 4 of 15 countries

Buenos Aires recognizes a CONMEBOL that has remained loyal to Infantino, whom three rival confederations accuse of deception, and highlights the unconditional support of AFA President Claudio Tapia for the FIFA president.

Belgium

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UEFA Federations Relaying Protests · 4 of 15 countries

Brussels is witnessing a crisis in global football where UEFA, Concacaf, and AFC are facing off against the Infantino-Trump duo without the support of Africa or South America

Bolivia

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CONMEBOL Loyal to Infantino · 4 of 15 countries

Bolivia's capital, La Paz, is deciphering the rift within FIFA's confederations through the lens of Conmebol, which has stood by Infantino's side while three other continents denounce a "deception".

Brazil

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CONMEBOL Loyal to Infantino · 4 of 15 countries

Brasília identifies a split among six confederations: the UEFA, CONCACAF, and AFC accuse Infantino of deception, but CONMEBOL, to which Brazil is affiliated, stands by his side, along with Donald Trump.

France

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UEFA Federations Relaying Protests · 4 of 15 countries

France is witnessing an unprecedented rift at Fifa, where three out of six confederations are accusing Gianni Infantino of deception, as Donald Trump comes to his defense.

Mexico

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Mexico City is distancing its Mexican Football Federation from its North American neighbors, maintaining its support for Gianni Infantino as Washington and Ottawa join the confederations' opposition.

Norway

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UEFA Federations Relaying Protests · 4 of 15 countries

Oslo is leading the opposition to Infantino, backed by its federation and convinced that UEFA should unite behind a rival candidate.

Uganda

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CAF Loyal, FIFA Forward Funding · 2 of 15 countries

Kampala is weighing what the CAF's support for Infantino has truly brought to African football, between the FIFA Forward program and the silence maintained in response to the letter from the three dissenting confederations.

Pakistan

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AFC Signatory Federations, Transcontinental Perspective · 2 of 15 countries

Islamabad is highlighting the role of its own confederation, the AFC, a co-signer of the letter against Infantino, while also relaying the unexpected support from Trump.

Peru

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Institutional Perspective, Beyond Confederational Divisions · 2 of 15 countries

Lima views the unprecedented rebellion of three confederations against Gianni Infantino as an open governance crisis, without echoing the support once expressed by Donald Trump for the FIFA president.

Qatar

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AFC Signatory Federations, Transcontinental Perspective · 2 of 15 countries

Doha notes that the backlash against Infantino extends beyond Europe: the AFC, chaired by Bahraini Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, also signed the letter.

Switzerland

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Institutional Perspective, Beyond Confederational Divisions · 2 of 15 countries

Bern is assessing the fallout from a governance crisis affecting an institution based in the country, that of an Italian-Swiss leader now contested by half of the continental confederations.

Uruguay

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CONMEBOL Loyal to Infantino · 4 of 15 countries

Montevideo is assessing the consequences for CONMEBOL, which has remained loyal to Infantino, as Uruguay co-hosts the 2030 World Cup