Norway Urges Infantino to Resign Over $40 Million World Cup Stake-Sale Push
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Updated · BBC.com · Aug 7
Norway Urges Infantino to Resign Over $40 Million World Cup Stake-Sale Push
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 7
Summary
Norway became the first national federation to explicitly demand Gianni Infantino’s resignation, saying the FIFA president no longer has the institutional trust needed to govern after his aborted World Cup stake-sale plan.
The backlash centers on Infantino’s offer of $40 million to each association in exchange for backing private investment in FIFA tournaments through its FFE subsidiary, a proposal he later withdrew.
Lise Klaveness said Norway will press the demand directly with FIFA, while also citing wider concerns over tournament awards, FIFA’s peace prize for Donald Trump and the reversal of Folarin Balogun’s ban after a Trump call.
Mexico and Argentina backed Infantino on Friday, joining Conmebol and CAF in resisting any removal outside a vote of FIFA’s 211 members, even as UEFA and Concacaf remain sharply critical.
That split leaves FIFA facing a widening governance fight, with UEFA still warning a World Cup boycott remains possible because its conditions after the failed deal have not been met.