Six Nordic nations demand resignation of Fifa president Gianni Infantino
Six Nordic football associations have issued a joint statement declaring a loss of confidence in Fifa president Gianni Infantino and demanding his resignation following a meeting in Helsinki on Sunday.
Mounting pressure on global chief
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands have aligned themselves with other major confederations in pushing for the 54-year-old to step down.
Their coordinated stance follows similar public opposition from Uefa, the Asian Football Confederation and Concacaf.
The regional alliance has demanded binding guarantees that global competitions, including the World Cup, will never be opened to private ownership.
This explicit condition directly references a recently abandoned proposal by the governing body’s head to sell a stake in international events to private equity investors.
Organised opposition building
The Danish Football Association had already pledged on Friday to find a credible alternative candidate ahead of the presidential election scheduled for March.
This latest intervention marks a significant escalation, transitioning isolated discontent into an organised opposition campaign against the Swiss-Italian administrator.
The European group released a rare joint statement outlining their unified position.
The six Nordic football associations have lost confidence in Fifa’s president and are concerned about the organisation’s governance and decision-making at the highest level.
The Nordic football associations stand united with Uefa and support the measures that the organisation and its national member associations have jointly proposed.
We expect Fifa to provide binding guarantees that the organisation’s governance or competitions will never again be opened up to private ownership.
Defiance amid investigation demands
The Nordic coalition has also backed calls for a fully independent external investigation into the controversial private equity proposals.
However, the embattled president appears intent on securing a fourth term in office that would comfortably run until 2031.
He spent the weekend attending a youth tournament in the Dominican Republic, despite being explicitly asked to stay away by Concacaf president Victor Montagliani.
The regional chief had reportedly requested the global leader’s absence to prevent the ongoing governance crisis from overshadowing the sporting event.