Overview
- Infantino proposed selling about 20% of future World Cup commercial rights through a plan called FIFA Forward Enterprise, then withdrew the proposal and issued apologies after strong backlash from members and fans.
- UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and CONCACAF are reported to be studying a motion of censure that would aim to remove Infantino before the March 2027 presidential vote.
- The internal dispute sharpened after the departure of FIFA operations director Kevin Lamour and the withdrawal of support by vice‑president Sándor Csányi, which national federations such as Denmark cited when publicly calling for Infantino to quit.
- A global fan coalition launched the #InfantinOut petition and dozens of supporters’ groups have demanded structural reform and formal fan representation as part of their call for leadership change.
- The path to a special congress is contested because FIFA statutes are unclear about the exact threshold needed to compel one and Infantino still retains backing from the CAF and several Arab federations while the November 18 nomination deadline approaches.