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Gianni Infantino: Wales withdraws support for FIFA president’s re-election
03rd August, 2026 11:31 AM
Wales has become the first football association to officially withdraw support for Gianni Infantino’s re-election as FIFA president.
It follows the loss of confidence in Infantino’s leadership after the botched attempt to sell off stakes in the World Cup.
The Football Association of Wales told Sky News it “hereby confirms its withdrawal of support for the candidature of Gianni Infantino, for re-election as FIFA president for the 2027-2031 term.”
“The recent failures in good governance, processes, leadership, values, stakeholder management, communications and sound judgement have led us to a position where Mr Infantino has lost the confidence of the FAW to remain at the helm of world football,” it added.
“Failing to put the best interests of football first is a failure we cannot accept.”
Written to FIFA
The Football Association of Wales has written to FIFA about its position on its chief.
It is a rapid fall from grace for Infantino two weeks after he was handing out the World Cup to Spain in New Jersey.
The Welsh FA’s statement is part of a concerted effort by European football to bring down Infantino following 10 years in power, after vowing to hold those responsible for the World Cup sell-off plan to account.
We are anticipating a stream of other FAs to follow Wales in order to pile the pressure on Infantino to leave power without having to force a vote of no confidence.
UEFA criticisms
Infantino had planned to seek re-election next year, but his presidency has imploded.
UEFA has criticised “secret schemes on fast-track timescales, cooked up by faceless individuals and of dubious benefit to the game” and said it was devising a plan “to make sure that it cannot occur again” with no option off the table.
Wales holds one of the eight votes on the International Football Association Board, which sets the laws of the sport and hosted Infantino for the annual meeting in February.
