Fifa Board Backs Infantino Despite 4 FAs Revolting as Council Allies Seek 19 Votes
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 6
Fifa Board Backs Infantino Despite 4 FAs Revolting as Council Allies Seek 19 Votes
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 6
Summary
England's FA still plans to withdraw support for Gianni Infantino's re-election, despite Fifa's board declaring full backing for him after the Rabat meeting.
Four national associations — Wales, Serbia, Sweden and Finland — have already pulled their support, and sources say Fifa's statement has deepened anger over the scrapped private-investor plan.
Nineteen Fifa Council votes are being sought to force a meeting with Infantino over that proposal and the Folarin Balogun case; failing that, some members are prepared to boycott Council meetings and paralyse governance.
Prince Ali of Jordan separately accused Fifa of "blackmail," alleging it tied World Cup financial help to support for Infantino, while Fifa has not commented on that claim.
The backlash extends beyond national FAs: Uefa and two other confederations rejected the investor proposal last week, and Uefa said it had lost confidence in Infantino even after he dropped the plan.