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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Nick Ames and Matt Hughes

More European countries’ FAs withdraw support for Infantino as pressure intensifies

Gianni Infantino pictured with a football
Gianni Infantino’s decade-long reign at the head of Fifa remains under intense scrutiny. Photograph: Martin Meissner/AP

European countries began turning their backs on Gianni Infantino as moves intensified across the globe to end his crisis-hit tenure as Fifa president.

The Football Association was the highest-profile of several Uefa member associations to drop its support for Infantino’s proposed re-election next year. It will write to Fifa confirming it no longer endorses Infantino for a fourth term in charge after the intense controversy surrounding his failed plan to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors.

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