Argentina back Infantino to continue as FIFA president

Gianni Infantino. Pic/AFP

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has thrown its weight behind FIFA president Gianni Infantino, backing his leadership at a time when calls for his resignation continue to grow in the aftermath of the governing body's abandoned private investment proposal.

"On behalf of the Argentine Football Association [AFA], we express our support for the management carried out during the last 10 years, which had as its main focuses the development of football throughout the world. You [Infantino] are leading a management that has brought about a profound transformation of FIFA; that has opened the doors of the organisation to all member associations and confederations, so that through frank and direct dialogue, we can all continue to promote football at all levels and disciplines.

We firmly believe that the way forward is to continue working under your leadership, in order to continue developing a better and even more inclusive sport," the AFA statement said.

The Infantino-led proposal featured the setting up of a body called the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) to control all of the global football organisation's commercial activities. While FIFA would have majority stake in the FFE, the intention was to sell off a minority stake to private investors, thus giving them a slice of future World Cup profits. In return, member associations would have received up to $40 million (approx Rs 380 crore) in funding for the 2027 to 2030 World Cup cycle.

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