Soccer fans launch global petition urging FIFA boss Infantino to resign over World Cup betrayal
- A coalition of soccer fan groups from around the world launched a petition calling for FIFA president Gianni Infantino to resign.
- The petition says Infantino’s plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors was a betrayal and that FIFA should be rebuilt.
- The campaign uses the hashtag #InfantinOut and includes groups such as Football Supporters Europe, Football Supporters Africa and the Independent Supporters Council.
- Infantino has already faced criticism from UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation, but some FIFA member federations still back him.
- The petition also cites fan anger over high 2026 World Cup ticket prices and earlier FIFA ideas such as a biennial World Cup and the failed European Super League plan.
A group of soccer fan organizations from multiple regions has launched a global petition calling on FIFA president Gianni Infantino to resign. The campaign accuses him of betraying the sport after he backed a plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors, a proposal he later abandoned after backlash.
The petition, circulated under the hashtag #InfantinOut, says FIFA should be rebuilt to prevent a repeat of the episode. Among the groups involved are Football Supporters Europe, Football Supporters Africa and the Independent Supporters Council in North America, along with about 40 national fan groups.
Infantino has faced criticism from UEFA, as well as from leaders of CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation, though some FIFA member federations continue to support him. The petition also points to broader fan anger over World Cup ticket prices and previous FIFA positions that upset supporters, including a push for a World Cup every two years and opposition to the failed European Super League project.
球迷发起全球请愿，要求国际足联主席因世界杯“背叛”辞职
来自多个地区的球迷组织发起了一项全球请愿，要求国际足联主席詹尼·因凡蒂诺辞职。请愿指责他曾支持将未来世界杯收益出售给私人投资者的计划，认为这背叛了足球；该方案在遭到强烈反弹后已被放弃。
这项以 #InfantinOut 为标签传播的请愿呼吁重建国际足联，以避免类似事件再次发生。参与组织包括欧洲球迷支持者组织、非洲球迷支持者组织、北美独立支持者委员会，以及约40个国家级球迷团体。
因凡蒂诺此前已受到欧足联，以及中北美及加勒比足联、亚足联领导层的批评，不过仍有一些国际足联成员协会继续支持他。请愿还提到球迷对世界杯票价过高的愤怒，以及此前引发争议的国际足联立场，包括推动世界杯每两年举办一次和反对失败的欧洲超级联赛计划。