FIFA chief Gianni Infantino could still win re-election — Reuters

LONDON, September 10. /TASS/. The president of the world’s governing body of football (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, still has enough support to be re-elected FIFA chief, Reuters news agency reported on Thursday citing its sources.

All possible candidates for the post of the FIFA president must be nominated before November 18, since the elections are scheduled for March 2027.

According to sources, Infantino’s drive for re-election means that "his opponents will need to shift strategy and focus on curbing his powers, a sharp reversal weeks after senior football figures believed his position was untenable."

Last month, FairSquare human rights organization submitted a letter to the FIFA Governance, Audit and Compliance Committee, demanding that Infantino be declared ineligible to run for a new presidential term in the upcoming election.

Previously, FairSquare had sent a request to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), claiming that Infantino had violated the oath he took in 2020 at the IOC office in Lausanne, stating that he would act independently of commercial and political interests. The IOC refused to consider the complaint.