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Wales become first nation to drop support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino

The Guardian UK Monday 03 August 2026, 07:35 UTC By PA Media 1 min read
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FAW says under-fire president has lost its confidence‘This is a failure we cannot accept’The Football Association of Wales has withdrawn its support for the Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid over his bungled effort to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Infantino announced last week he was shelving the widely denounced plan that was rejected by three confederations but his decade-long reign at the head of Fifa remains under intense scrutiny.

  • FAW says under-fire president has lost its confidence

  • ‘This is a failure we cannot accept’

The Football Association of Wales has withdrawn its support for the Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s re-election bid over his bungled effort to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.

Infantino announced last week he was shelving the widely denounced plan that was rejected by three confederations but his decade-long reign at the head of Fifa remains under intense scrutiny.

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