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FairSquare Pushes FIFA to Block Infantino Re-Election

8/17/2026

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Summary

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FairSquare urged FIFA to bar Gianni Infantino from re-election because the statutes limit presidents to three terms.
Director Nicholas McGeehan and former chair Miguel Maduro said the statutes clearly impose a three-term cap.
UEFA, AFC, CONCACAF and the Scottish FA will not support Infantino’s re-election, while African and South American confederations continue to back him despite FIFA’s $20-billion subsidiary proposal for World Cup rights.

History

Historical Context

After the 1998 Salt Lake City bribery probe forced the IOC to expel ten members and adopt term-and-age limits for its officials, the body embraced term limits as a governance safeguard. FIFA’s statutes already set a three-term cap, and today UEFA, CONCACAF and FairSquare are urging president Gianni Infantino to respect that rule, echoing the IOC’s earlier reform.

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Story summary

FairSquare urged FIFA to bar Gianni Infantino from re-election because the statutes limit presidents to three terms.
Director Nicholas McGeehan and former chair Miguel Maduro said the statutes clearly impose a three-term cap.
UEFA, AFC, CONCACAF and the Scottish FA will not support Infantino’s re-election, while African and South American confederations continue to back him despite FIFA’s $20-billion subsidiary proposal for World Cup rights.

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