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The Swiss Football Association no longer supports Infantino <\/p>\n
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The Executive Committee of the Swiss Football Association (SFV) no longer supports Gianni Infantino\u2019s bid for a further term as FIFA President. It has decided to withdraw the support it had pledged as recently as June.\n<\/p>\n
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The decision was taken at the central board meeting on September 25. It follows a comprehensive reassessment of developments over the past few months, the Football Association announced.<\/p>\n
\u201cFrom the SFV\u2019s perspective, various events raise fundamental questions regarding leadership, governance, transparency and decision-making processes within FIFA,\u201d writes the SFV. \u201cThis relates in particular to the issues of regulatory clarity and competition integrity in the Balogun case, as well as institutional involvement and accountability in connection with FIFA Forward Enterprise.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the Balogun case, the FIFA President from canton Valais came under fire after the suspension of US striker Folarin Balogun following a red card during a match at the last World Cup. FIFA delated Balogun\u2019s suspension following a telephone call between US President Donald Trump and Infantino.<\/p>\n
+ FIFA scraps World Cup sell-off plan after backlash<\/a><\/p>\n The furore surrounding FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) \u2013 through which shares in the Football World Cups were to be sold to private investors with links to the US President \u2013 was even greater.<\/p>\n As a result, a number of associations, particularly in Europe and North America, withdrew their support for Infantino\u2019s third term in office, and the SFV has now done the same. The Swiss Football Association expects FIFA\u2019s leadership to uphold \u201cthe highest standards of transparency, accountability and institutional responsibility\u201d, explains SFV President Peter Kn\u00e4bel.<\/p>\n Infantino intends to stand for election for a further \u2013 and final \u2013 four-year term at the 77th FIFA Congress in March next year in Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Although opposition is now considerable, there is as yet no rival candidate.<\/p>\n +\u00a0How we produce news in English<\/a>
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