Nordic Soccer Associations Lose Confidence in FIFA President Infantino
· Sports · The Independent, Sportstar, Sky News
Six Nordic national soccer associations have stated they lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino, adding to mounting pressure over his leadership. The associations from Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, and the Faeroe Islands issued a joint statement expressing great concern over the organization's governance and decision-making at the highest level. The Nordic group stands united with European soccer governing body UEFA and supports the measures it has already proposed. Infantino faces calls to resign after his plans to sell future World Cup profits to private investors triggered a backlash from UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation, and CONCACAF. The associations are calling for FIFA to provide binding guarantees that governance and competitions will never again be opened up to private ownership, alongside a fully independent external investigation into the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal.
Why it matters
The unified stance by Nordic associations deepens the governance crisis at FIFA, increasing pressure on Gianni Infantino as major regional confederations push for independent investigations and policy reversals.
Read the original report — The Independent
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