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Infantino Splits FIFA's Caribbean Governance as 2027 Re-election Battle Deepens
September 9, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 2 hours
FIFA president Gianni Infantino faces mounting opposition to his re-election bid as the French federation moves to withdraw support and he restructures Caribbean governance.
- The French Football Federation is poised to withdraw its support for Infantino, with its executive committee set to announce the decision Thursday.
- Infantino appointed former Switzerland midfielder Gelson Fernandes director of member associations for the Caribbean, separating the region from Concacaf management.
- Infantino reaffirmed his intention to seek re-election for a fourth term ahead of the FIFA presidential election in Rabat on 18 March 2027.
- Jamaican federation president Michael Ricketts backed Infantino, telling the Jamaica Observer that Uefa "is behaving like a set of spoilt kids."