Gianni Infantino: What next for Fifa and its under-pressure president? - BBC Sport

Pressure is building on Gianni Infantino. Can he survive as Fifa president after the implosion of the controversial World Cup investment plan?

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Gianni Infantino was elected Fifa president in 2016

Football issues correspondentPublished1 August 2026A week is a long time in politics. Football politics.

On Tuesday morning, Gianni Infantino was in an impregnable position as Fifa president, the most powerful job in football.

Now, after trying to sell stakes in Fifa competitions to private investments firms - apparently without the knowledge of anyone else - Infantino's position appears to be under threat.

Uefa - Infantino's fiercest critic - dealt its trump card on Thursday by threatening to boycott all Fifa competitions, including the World Cup.