Kent town pokes fun at Gianni Infantino with 11-metre Bonfire Night effigy

An 11-metre effigy of Fifa president Gianni Infantino is set to be the centrepiece of Bonfire Night celebrations in Edenbridge, Kent, on 7 November.

The giant figure, revealed on Wednesday, shows Mr Infantino with cash coming out of his ears.

He is depicted holding a golden statue of US President Donald Trump's head, poking fun at the “Fifa Peace Prize”.

The effigy of Mr Infantino is also holding a “red card hotline” token and has a “Presidents for Dummies” book.

A wheelie bin stands in front of the statue, containing a Manchester City shirt and a traffic light.

Mr Infantino, who has led Fifa since 2016, has been marred by multiple controversies this year and has been accused of trying to enrich himself through his role as the body’s president.

On the mock “Presidents for Dummies” book on the effigy, a line reads “how to make billions”.

After the men's World Cup this summer, Mr Infantino had planned to seek private investment in a company to run the competition's commercial affairs.

This led to uproar across the footballing world, and the Swiss president was accused of trying to “sell off” the game.

It followed controversy over American striker Folarin Balogun's red card during the World Cup, where Mr Trump admitted asking Mr Infantino to review the decision.

Edenbridge Bonfire Society has been poking fun at celebrities and politicians through its effigies since 1994.

Andrea Deans, one of the effigy creators and co-chair of the Bonfire Society, said: “I have enjoyed moving away from the traditional political figures we have seen at our event over the last few years, and Gianni Infantino has been a great figure to caricature.”

Past targets have included Mr Trump, Liz Truss, Harvey Weinstein, Katie Hopkins and Sir Sadiq Khan.

Last year saw a giant effigy of then prime minister Sir Keir Starmer wearing a “farmer harmer” badge, with a digital ID card tucked in his belt.

The society has been celebrating Bonfire Night for nearly 100 years, but began the tradition of burning giant effigies in the mid-1990s.

Sir Winston Churchill is one of several famous figures to have opened the town's Bonfire Night celebrations.