FIFA主席因蒂诺在摩洛哥召开的峰会上化解了一场内部反叛，但这并未消除他即将面临的严峻政治困境[1][2]。欧足联周四发表措辞严厉的声明，表示已失去对因蒂诺的信心，并要求保证不会再有类似的世界杯股权出售计划[1]。此外，多个足球组织对因蒂诺的领导力提出质疑，欧洲足球联赛协会称该计划"危险"，并指出FIFA治理存在"严重问题"[2]。
因蒂诺计划在明年3月参加主席连任竞选，争取第四个也是最后一个任期[2]。他需要在211个国家联合会的投票中获得简单多数支持，即至少106票才能留任[1]。然而，他目前失去了包括英足总、塞尔维亚、瑞典和威尔士等传统盟友的支持[1]。欧足联威胁，如果因蒂诺继续推进世界杯股权出售计划将抵制世界杯和其他FIFA赛事，并威胁抵制定于9月5日在波兰举办的女子U-20世界杯[1]。尽管面临欧洲阵营的反对，因蒂诺在非洲拥有传统支持基础，拥有54个投票成员的潜在支持[1]。下届主席竞选的报名截止日期为11月18日[1]。
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has weathered an internal uprising over a failed World Cup equity sale plan, but faces significant obstacles as he prepares for his re-election bid next year [1][2]. The crisis came to a head at a meeting in Rabat, Morocco, where multiple continental football bodies voiced their loss of confidence in the organization's leadership [2].
UEFA delivered a strongly worded response following the summit, demanding assurances that no similar World Cup equity sale scheme will be attempted in the future [1]. The confederation has voted to threaten a World Cup boycott if Infantino continues pushing the plan and has also warned of potential withdrawal from other FIFA competitions, including the Women's U-20 World Cup set to begin in Poland on September 5 [1]. Beyond UEFA, Infantino has lost support from the English Football Association, Serbia, Sweden, and Wales [1]. CONCACAF similarly stated that FIFA's leadership has "stopped putting football first" [2].
To retain his position, Infantino must secure a simple majority—106 votes out of 211 member associations—in a March election [1]. The deadline for candidates to register is November 18 [1]. He is planning to seek his fourth and final term [2]. While the president has traditionally held strong support in Africa, with 54 voting members in that region, his path to victory has narrowed considerably amid calls for governance reforms from European football leagues [1][2]. The pressure intensified when Carlos Cordeiro, one of Infantino's senior advisors, resigned last week, and FIFA's Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour indicated that staff felt deceived by the president's lack of transparency [2].