Dispute over Infantino’s eligibility for 2027 FIFA election
Politics · First reported 3 Nov, 18:11 · Updated 19:01
Former FIFA governance chief Miguel Maduro says Gianni Infantino cannot seek a fourth presidential term in 2027 under FIFA’s three-term limit. FairSquare has urged member associations to declare him ineligible, while FIFA’s 2022 interpretation excluded Infantino’s 2016–19 period from the term count.
- Maduro says FIFA’s statutes bar a president from serving more than three terms and that the rule does not distinguish between full and shortened terms.
- FIFA’s Council confirmed in 2022 that Infantino’s 2016–19 period would not count as a term; FairSquare says the reasoning was not made public.
- FairSquare says it contacted 52 member associations seeking support for declaring Infantino ineligible; it planned to meet Norwegian football officials.
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- Election
- Scheduled for March 2027.
- Statute cited
- Article 33, paragraph two, limits a FIFA president to three terms, according to Maduro.
- FIFA Council decision
- In December 2022, the Council confirmed that Infantino’s 2016–19 period did not count as a term.
- Associations contacted
- FairSquare said it contacted 52 member associations.
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