FIFA releases statement over plot to remove Infantino as president

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Key context: <img width="1400" height="1400" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Infantino-2.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Infantino-2.jpg 1400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Infantino-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Infantino-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Infantino-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Infantino-2-80x80.jpg 80w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px" /><p>FIFA, on&#160;Saturday&#160;night, released a statement, warning against any plot to remove Gianni Infantino as its president. Infantino has come under heavy pressure to resign, following his failed attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup to investors. The world football governing has now claimed there is a &#8220;concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/09/fifa-releases-statement-over-plot-to-remove-infantino-as-president/">FIFA releases statement over plot to remove Infantino as president</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.