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Infantino says he has broad federation support in FIFA election
Gianni Infantino said he has the backing of a broad cross-section of world football, particularly federations in Asia and Africa, ahead of the March 2027 election for the FIFA presidency.
Gianni Infantino said he has broad support ahead of the March 2027 election for the FIFA presidency. In an interview with the BBC during the Under-15 World Cup in Azerbaijan, the FIFA president also laughed off a question about whether he would step down.
Infantino recalls FIFA's 211 member associations
Asked whether he was considering resigning after the FIFA Forward Enterprise project, Infantino said differing views and disagreements were natural. He said the parties should be able to move forward despite their differences, adding that bringing different approaches together under one roof was not always easy.
Asked about recent calls for his resignation, Infantino replied: "You know, I was elected by 211 member associations from all over the world."
The FIFA president said he had just returned from Tokyo and that the Asian Football Confederation fully supported him. Infantino said he had been in Cape Verde and that he also had the support of all African countries.
Infantino said he respected all views, stressing that the member associations would decide how FIFA is run and who its president will be.
Call for dialogue with UEFA
Infantino said more frequent dialogue was needed to improve strained relations between FIFA and UEFA, but gave no specific date when asked when the documents requested by UEFA would be submitted. He said the documents were subject to a legal process and that they were working on the matter.
UEFA had asked for critical documents related to the FIFA Forward Enterprise project to be shared by November 2. UEFA Secretary General Theodore Theodoridis had also said that FIFA had left some key questions unanswered.
Applications close on November 18
The application period for candidates who will challenge Infantino in the March 2027 FIFA presidential election will end on November 18. Gianni Infantino has served as FIFA president since 2016.
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