Norway Calls for Infantino Resignation; Mexico, Argentina Back FIFA President
Key Points
- Norwegian Football Federation president Lise Klaveness called for Infantino's resignation on Friday, stating he lacks institutional trust to govern FIFA.
- Mexico and Argentina broke with regional bodies to support the 56-year-old Infantino, rejecting any removal process outside FIFA's institutional framework.
- England, Wales, Croatia, and Albania have withdrawn support for Infantino without explicitly calling for his resignation.
Norway's call for resignation goes further than other European football associations. England, Wales, Croatia, and Albania have withdrawn support for Infantino without explicitly demanding his resignation. The Norwegian federation said it would not request an extraordinary UEFA board meeting but would instead ask for Infantino's resignation through direct dialogue with FIFA.
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While European pressure mounted on Friday, Mexico and Argentina broke ranks with their regional governing bodies to publicly back Infantino's leadership. Mexico, a co-host of the 2026 World Cup, stated: "The FMF supports president Infantino's leadership in continuing to promote the development of football through institutional strengthening." Argentina, the runners-up for the 2026 World Cup, praised Infantino for recognizing and apologizing for his "errors," describing his decade-long tenure as "centred on the development of soccer worldwide."
Concacaf, the regional body governing North and Central America and the Caribbean, had earlier called for a "comprehensive reckoning" of Infantino's presidency after he abandoned plans to sell World Cup stakes to private investors. However, Mexico's statement directly contradicted this regional position.
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Conmebol, South America's governing body that issued the Argentina statement, echoed Mexico's position by rejecting any removal process that bypassed FIFA's institutional framework. Both organizations said they would not recognize or approve any process to remove Infantino outside the structure involving all 211 FIFA member associations. Conmebol did express concern about "repeated unilateral actions taken without resorting to dialogue or the institutional mechanisms provided for dealing with this type of situation."
The split between Norway's explicit call for resignation and the support from Mexico and Argentina creates a fractured landscape for FIFA governance at a critical moment for the organization.
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