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UEFA Moves to Oust Infantino Ahead of FIFA Vote

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC · How we work

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UEFA Plans Infantino Ouster

European football leaders met in Berlin to plan ousting FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
UEFA invited its 55 federations, over a quarter of FIFA’s 211 voters, to the summit.
UEFA is pursuing a Swiss criminal complaint over Infantino’s failed World Cup investment sell-off.
Candidate filing deadline is Nov. 18; the FIFA election is March 18 in Rabat, Morocco.
Tottenham defender Ramon Vega announced his candidacy, meets eligibility and is backed by five federations.

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Djibouti Police Occupy

Police occupied the Djibouti Football Federation headquarters without presenting any administrative document or court order.
Police-backed officials held an extraordinary meeting of sixteen club presidents, voting to remove President Souleiman Waberi.
Secretary of State for Sport Fatouma Ali Abdallah ordered an extraordinary general assembly within 72 hours.
The federation appealed to FIFA and CAF, warning clubs could face suspension and a $1 million development-fund freeze.

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Historical Context

The 2015 FIFA corruption scandal, exposed in May 2015, forced President Sepp Blatter to resign after U.S. prosecutors revealed $2 billion in bribes. The U.S. Department of Justice indicted 14 officials, seized €1.5 billion in assets, and highlighted that 55 UEFA members controlled over a quarter of FIFA’s 211 votes. Today, UEFA’s Berlin summit and Djibouti’s police-backed takeover echo the 2015 power struggle, as federations rally to replace incumbents like Gianni Infantino and Souleiman Waberi. If reform succeeds, FIFA may adopt stricter governance, limiting political interference and safeguarding the $1 million development fund threatened in Djibouti.

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UEFA Plans Infantino Ouster

European football leaders met in Berlin to plan ousting FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
UEFA invited its 55 federations, over a quarter of FIFA’s 211 voters, to the summit.
UEFA is pursuing a Swiss criminal complaint over Infantino’s failed World Cup investment sell-off.
Candidate filing deadline is Nov. 18; the FIFA election is March 18 in Rabat, Morocco.
Tottenham defender Ramon Vega announced his candidacy, meets eligibility and is backed by five federations.

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