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Swiss Football Association withdraws support for FIFA boss Gianni Infantino

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The Swiss Football Association (SFV) has withdrawn its backing for FIFA president Gianni Infantino ahead of next year's presidential election. This decision follows Infantino's controversial proposal in July to sell stakes in FIFA competitions like the World Cup and Club World Cup to private investors, which faced significant opposition from European national associations. SFV cited concerns over transparency, accountability, and unresolved questions about decision-making processes as reasons for its withdrawal of support, emphasizing the need for high standards within FIFA’s leadership.

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The Swiss Football Association (SFV) announced on Wednesday that it is withdrawing its support for Gianni Infantino in next year's FIFA presidential election. This decision follows a proposal by Infantino to sell off stakes of FIFA competitions, including the World Cup and Club World Cup, to private investors, which caused significant uproar among European national associations. The SFV’s withdrawal carries substantial weight given that Infantino is Swiss and both FIFA and UEFA are headquartered in Switzerland. In a statement, the SFV emphasized its expectation for FIFA's leadership to maintain high standards of transparency and accountability. This move comes after the proposal was shelved due to widespread criticism from various football associations.

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Numerous leading European national associations have withdrawn their support for Infantino after he caused uproar in July with a proposal to sell off stakes of FIFA competitions – including the World Cup and Club World Cup – to private investors.

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🔮 Infantino’s plan would have allowed private investors to acquire stakes in a company created under the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) initiative.

2026-09-30 · Al Jazeera

Swiss Football Association withdraws support for FIFA boss Gianni Infantino · assertive framing

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The Swiss Football Association (SFV) has announced it is withdrawing its support for incumbent Gianni Infantino in next year’s FIFA presidential election. asserted

it → announce → election

he → withdraw → investors

The SFV’s decision, announced on Wednesday, carries weight as Infantino is Swiss, and both FIFA and European football’s governing body UEFA are based in Switzerland. asserted

body → announce → Switzerland

The SFV said that its executive board met on Friday and “decided to withdraw the support it had declared in June 2026 for Gianni Infantino’s candidacy for a further term as FIFA president”. asserted

it → say → president

Infantino’s plan would have allowed private investors to acquire stakes in a company created under the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) initiative. asserted

investors → allow → initiative

The backlash that followed led to the proposals being quickly shelved. asserted

proposals → follow → ?

SFV president Peter Knabel said Swiss football’s governing body expected FIFA’s leadership to uphold the highest standards of transparency, accountability and institutional responsibility. asserted

leadership → say → transparency

“Key questions regarding the background, responsibilities and decision-making processes remain unanswered,” he said. asserted

he → regard → background

“As these have not been convincingly clarified, we cannot justify continuing to support Gianni Infantino’s candidacy.” asserted

we → clarify → candidacy