European football leaders confident of finding candidate to stand against Infantino

Fifa president hoping to be re-elected in MarchOpponent may declare hand at last minuteEuropean football leaders are increasingly confident they will find a candidate to stand against Gianni Infantino in next year’s Fifa presidential election. One European football association head told the Guardian they were “positive” that Infantino will face an opponent in March, a sentiment echoed by senior figures at Uefa and other national associations before Thursday’s crucial meeting of the Fifa council.