Infantino on the brink? Who might replace him if he goes?
Before that he was secretary general of Uefa for seven years. Few know the map of football politics better than him.Now 56, Infantino became president by beating Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa by 115 votes to 88. His task was to clean up an organisation tainted by corruption allegations following the resignation of predecessor Sepp Blatter.
- ▪Before that he was secretary general of Uefa for seven years.
- ▪Few know the map of football politics better than him.Now 56, Infantino became president by beating Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa by 115 votes to 88.
- ▪His task was to clean up an organisation tainted by corruption allegations following the resignation of predecessor Sepp Blatter.
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Infantino on the brink? Who might replace him if he goes?Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Fifa president Gianni Infantino arrives for the World Cup final on 19 JulyBySimon StoneChief football news reporterPublished31 July 2026Updated 2 minutes agoLife moves fast for Fifa president Gianni Infantino.It was doing so last month as he was zig-zagging across the United States in a private jet to make him virtually omnipresent as the World Cup reached its crescendo.On 19 July he must have felt on top of the world as, together with US President Donald Trump, they handed the trophy over to Spain.Less than two weeks later, Infantino is in a lonely place after scrapping controversial plans to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investment.Condemned by UK Prime Minister Andy…
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