The Aporia · Soccer fans launch global petition urging FIFA boss Infantino to resign over World Cup 'betrayal'

FIFA president Gianni Infantino is facing a global petition calling for his resignation after attempting to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. The petition, launched by over 40 national fan groups worldwide, accuses Infantino of "betrayal" and states that he has demonstrated a "profound failure of leadership". The petition also cites Infantino's past support for projects that angered fans, including the failed European Super League project. Over 40 national fan groups have signed on to the petition, which includes organizations from Football Supporters Europe, Africa, and North America.

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A global petition has been launched by soccer fans calling for FIFA president Gianni Infantino to resign over his plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. The petition, which has a hashtag of #InfantinOut, accuses Infantino of "betrayal" and calls for the reconstruction of FIFA so that such a debacle can never happen again. 40 national fan groups from around the world have joined the petition, including Football Supporters Europe, Football Supporters Africa, and the Independent Supporters Council in North America. Infantino has faced criticism from various soccer organizations, including UEFA, CONCACAF, and the Asian Football Confederation, who have expressed no confidence in his leadership. He has resisted calls to resign despite the backlash.

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🔮 “The project that shattered the unity of world football may be abolished, but the trust it broke has not returned, and repairing it is our work now,” Ceferin said in a video message to an audience of soccer and business executives in Lisbon.

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🔮 The petition with the hashtag InfantinOut also calls for "FIFA to be rebuilt so that the current debacle can never happen again." "The shameful attempt by one individual — the FIFA President himself — to sell off the World Cup to private investors exposed a betrayal football will never forget," the petition said about Infantino's plan for a commercial spinoff, which he dropped amid a furious backlash.

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🔮 The petition with the hashtag InfantinOut also calls for “FIFA to be rebuilt so that the current debacle can never happen again.” “The shameful attempt by one individual — the FIFA President himself — to sell off the World Cup to private investors exposed a betrayal football will never forget,” the petition said about Infantino’s plan for a commercial spinoff, which he dropped amid a furious backlash.

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The petition with the hashtag InfantinOut also calls for “FIFA to be rebuilt so that the current debacle can never happen again.” “The shameful attempt by one individual — the FIFA President himself — to sell off the World Cup to private investors exposed a betrayal football will never forget,” the petition said about Infantino’s plan for a commercial spinoff, which he dropped amid a furious backlash.

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Soccer fans launch global petition urging FIFA boss Infantino to resign over World Cup 'betrayal' · assertive framing

A collection of soccer fan groups from around the world launched a petition Thursday calling for Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA president after he tried to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. asserted

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The fan groups include Football Supporters Europe, Football Supporters Africa and, in North America, the Independent Supporters Council, plus about 40 national fan groups worldwide. asserted

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Infantino has resisted calls to leave office despite European soccer body UEFA saying it has no confidence in him. asserted

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He has also been criticized by the leadership of North America’s CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation asserted

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“Gianni Infantino has demonstrated a profound failure of leadership, incompatible with democratic governance,” the fan petition states. asserted

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“The concentration of power around the FIFA Presidency, combined with opaque decision-making, personality cult clientelism, and zero accountability has destroyed any remaining trust in the world governing body.” asserted

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“For the credibility of FIFA — and for the future of the game — he must resign,” the petition adds. asserted

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It also cites Infantino’s past support for projects that angered fans, including the failed European Super League project and pushing to hold World Cups every two years. asserted

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Soccer fans launch global petition urging FIFA boss Infantino to resign over World Cup 'betrayal'

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