Mexico and Argentina have publicly backed Gianni Infantino while UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian confederation push back, leaving FIFA's leadership fight sharply divided ahead of the March Congress.
CONCACAF, representing 2026 World Cup co-hosts Canada and Mexico, urged a full review of Gianni Infantino's FIFA presidency after he abandoned a private-investment subsidiary proposal that drew global backlash.
European football's governing body is convening an urgent virtual meeting after FIFA unveiled plans for a $20 billion commercial subsidiary offering up to 20% stakes to private investors — a structural shift that has reignited the debate over who controls the sport's future.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin skipped the World Cup final in a deliberate show of disapproval toward FIFA, capping a tournament defined by political interference, disputed discipline, and a widening rift over how the game is governed.
Uruguay's winless group-stage exit and Brazil's 11th-place finish under Carlo Ancelotti exposed deep institutional fractures in two of South America's most decorated programs, raising urgent questions about coaching authority, squad integration and federation accountability.
Chelsea's cycle of managerial turnover and striker-market failure has left Xabi Alonso facing a governance test. Eli Junior Kroupi offers a policy-sound answer: Premier League proof, youth-market fit, and tactical complementarity with Joao Pedro—if the club can navigate Bournemouth's hard refusal to sell.
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