FIFA raises alarm over coordinated campaign against Gianni Infantino

A coordinated campaign has been launched against FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino, with the aim of undermining their authority, journalist Ben Jacobs said on X, citing a statement from the organization’s press service.

“It is increasingly evident that there is a concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine FIFA and its President. Those who do not have the support of FIFA’s Member Associations should not seek to achieve through allegation, insinuation or misinformation what they cannot achieve through FIFA’s established democratic processes.

Recent reporting has included unsubstantiated assertions and demonstrably false claims concerning FIFA and its President. Speculation and insinuation should not be presented as fact, and repetition does not make an allegation true.

The FIFA President has dedicated more than 30 years of his professional life to European and world football, contributing to significant change in the game and, in particular, to broadening access, resources and opportunity across world football. Change inevitably challenges established interests, but disagreement with that change cannot justify efforts to undermine the democratic mandate of FIFA’s President or the institution he was elected to lead,” FIFA said in the statement.

The federation stressed that it welcomes legitimate criticism but opposes the distortion of facts and the spread of unfounded allegations. The organization said it intends to respond firmly to such incidents.

By Jeyhun Aghazada