Danish FA chief renews call for Infantino to quit after FIFA legal meeting

FIFA president Gianni Infantino faces renewed criticism from Danish FA president Jesper Moller, who has called for a leadership change. | Photo Credit: AFP

Denmark’s football federation president Jesper Moller has renewed his call for FIFA president Gianni Infantino to step down after claiming the governing body’s Legal Committee failed to answer key questions over the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal.

Moller said he was surprised that the plan, which involved selling commercial stakes in FIFA tournaments, was not discussed at the committee meeting despite the legal questions surrounding it.

“I naturally used the meeting to ask a number of critical questions about the process, which I still consider to have been deeply problematic,” Moller said in a statement.

He added that FIFA had chosen to postpone a wider discussion until its Council meeting in October, describing the Legal Committee meeting as a missed opportunity for the leadership to explain the process.

Moller said the episode had further damaged confidence in the organisation and reiterated his demand for a leadership change.

“The meeting confirmed that FIFA cannot rebuild its credibility under the current leadership. The time has come for a change of president at FIFA,” he said.

The Danish FA had earlier said it would work to identify an alternative candidate to Infantino ahead of the FIFA presidential election in Rabat on March 18, 2027.

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FIFA had apologised to its member associations over mistakes surrounding the proposal, while its leadership subsequently reaffirmed support for Infantino.

The plan had drawn opposition from several confederations and national associations. UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and CONCACAF were among those that called for changes within FIFA, while the prospect of a no-confidence vote was also discussed.

Several European federations have since withdrawn their backing for Infantino’s re-election. The French Football Federation did so on Thursday, while Austria’s football association also announced that it would not support another Infantino term.

Moller said Denmark would continue working with other European associations to find a candidate capable of challenging Infantino in next year’s election.