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Uefa to push to remove Infantino after dropping boycott
Confirmed
But BBC Sport understands Uefa is confident that a unity candidate can be found to stand against Infantino when he is up for re-election in March. A Fifa spokesperson said it "strongly believes that football has the power to unite, even in challenging circumstances" and Fifa "remains committed" to developing the game in "full dialogue with the confederations and stakeholders". 'Change is necessary' - players unite against Fifa Uefa chief Ceferin rules out Fifa presidency bid On Tuesday, a group of former players published a statement saying "change is necessary" at the head of Fifa.
Last month, European football's 55 member associations voted to boycott all Fifa competitions until the FFE proposal was dropped "in its entirety and binding assurances have been given that Fifa will never again open its governance or competitions to private ownership".
Vieri's statement said: "Over the past 10 years, we have seen the work Fifa and President Infantino have done to create representativity for players in football, which did not exist. The European football body said on August 1 that it had no confidence in Infantino’s leadership in a clear signal that it would try to stop his re-election in March next year.
UEFA then said it wanted assurances the spinoff, to be called FIFA Forward Enterprise, would not be presented in a different form. Former Manchester United and France defender Mikael Silvestre, who sits on Fifa's Players' Voice Panel, issued a statement on X on Monday in a post he titled "Enough is Enough!".
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What's confirmed
- But BBC Sport understands Uefa is confident that a unity candidate can be found to stand against Infantino when he is up for re-election in March.
- Last month, European football's 55 member associations voted to boycott all Fifa competitions until the FFE proposal was dropped "in its entirety and binding assurances have been given that Fifa will never again open…
- A Fifa spokesperson said it "strongly believes that football has the power to unite, even in challenging circumstances" and Fifa "remains committed" to developing the game in "full dialogue with the confederations…
- Former Manchester United and France defender Mikael Silvestre, who sits on Fifa's Players' Voice Panel, issued a statement on X on Monday in a post he titled "Enough is Enough!".
- Vieri's statement said: "Over the past 10 years, we have seen the work Fifa and President Infantino have done to create representativity for players in football, which did not exist.
What's still developing
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- UEFA then said it wanted assurances the spinoff, to be called FIFA Forward Enterprise, would not be presented in a different form.
- The European football body said on August 1 that it had no confidence in Infantino’s leadership in a clear signal that it would try to stop his re-election in March next year.