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Apologetic Infantino ‘not fit’ to lead Fifa, claim European FA heads after meeting

SportsBy Matt Hughes in Zurich and Nick AmesOct 15, 2026, 9:00 AM
Apologetic Infantino ‘not fit’ to lead Fifa, claim European FA heads after meeting
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PUBLISHEDOct 15, 2026, 9:00 AM
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Infantino failed to provide answers to questions European leaders expect someone will stand against him European football leaders are increasingly confident they will find a candidate to stand against Gianni Infantino in next year’s Fifa presidential election, with the heads of the English and German football associations questioning his fitness to govern after a three-and-a-half-hour council meeting.

Infantino began the long-awaited gathering of Fifa’s 37-strong executive board by apologising for failing to consult them over his abandoned World Cup sell-off plan but failed to provide answers to dozens of questions posed by…

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