Amid swathes of criticism and calls for him to resign from his role as FIFA president, Gianni Infantino has now received public backing from a familiar friend in US President Donald Trump.
With the walls seemingly closing in on Infantino, Trump posted a message on Truth Social Monday night in support of the beleaguered leader.
“FIFA would be making a terrible mistake if, for any reason, they even considered replacing President Gianni Infantino,” Trump said.
“He is fantastic, having just presided over the most successful World Cup, by four times, ever presented. If he is gone, it will never be as successful or profitable again!”
Criticism of Infantino and FIFA stems from the handling of the now-scrapped FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, which planned to sell off a portion of a commercial and operational rights of the World Cup and other FIFA competitions to private investors.
