FIFA : Gianni Infantino fragilisé par le retrait d’un soutien majeur
Gianni Infantino's position within FIFA is crumbling ahead of next year's presidential election. The president of the world governing body has just lost the support of Sandor Csanyi, president of the Hungarian Football Federation and an influential member of the FIFA Council.
In a letter, the Hungarian leader announced that he would no longer support Infantino's candidacy for re-election. He stated that he had "lost the confidence previously placed" in the FIFA president, thus marking a break with the man he had previously supported.
Several factors reportedly contributed to this decision. Csanyi cites, in particular, the departure of Kevin Lamour, described as FIFA's number three. Lamour had publicly opposed the controversial plan to sell some of the World Cup rights to private investors, an initiative that was ultimately abandoned in the face of widespread criticism.
This latest rebellion comes as Infantino seeks to consolidate his support ahead of next year's presidential election. The disavowal of such a prominent Council member is therefore a negative signal for the FIFA president, who is already facing internal challenges to his leadership.
With the election just months away, this break could encourage other voices to distance themselves from the Swiss leader, a former close collaborator of Michel Platini.
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