Hungarian Official Withdraws Backing for Gianni Infantino's Bid for Fourth Term as Fifa President
Sándor Csányi said Kevin Lamour’s dismissal was the final straw and cited doubts over Infantino’s judgment, ethics and leadership.
- On Tuesday, Hungarian Football Federation chief Sandor Csanyi withdrew his support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino, citing the "unexpected dismissal" of COO Kevin Lamour as the "final straw."
- FIFA sacked Lamour on Monday after he criticized Infantino's aborted plan last month to sell World Cup shares to private investors, which Lamour described as "the project of one person."
- Csanyi became the fifth of eight FIFA vice-presidents to urge Infantino to stand down, criticizing the president's "professional judgment, ethical standards and leadership."
- Senior football figures including UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin, Concacaf's Victor Montagliani, and Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa of the Asian Football Confederation have also expressed doubts about Infantino's leadership.
- With Infantino seeking a fourth term in March, the widening backlash over "controversial decisions" and plans to outsource competitions may force a contested election previously expected to be unopposed.
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The president of the Hungarian Football Federation and FIFA vice-president, Sandor Csanyi, has launched a scathing attack on FIFA president Gianni Infantino, openly questioning his leadership of world football’s governing body. According to The Guardian, Csanyi sent a letter to Infantino in which he said he had “lost the trust I had previously placed in him.” The Hungarian football official raised serious concerns about Infantino’s professional …
Other European football associations have withdrawn FIFA President Gianni Infantino's support for a possible re-election next year. Hungarian President Sandor Csanyi, who is also one of the vice-presidents of the World Football Association, accused Infantino of failing to lead the association.
FIFA Council member Sandor Csanyi has sent a letter to Gianni Infantino, and now it has been intercepted by several news agencies
The vice-president of the World Football Federation (FIFA), Sandor Canyi, publicly withdrew his support for the head of that organization, Gianni Infantino.
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