FIFA’s Infantino ineligible for re-election, says former governance chief
- Miguel Maduro insists Gianni Infantino cannot serve more than three terms, pointing to FIFA’s statutes.
- Gianni Infantino cannot stand for a fourth term as FIFA president in 2027 under the body’s statutes, says Miguel Maduro, the former head of FIFA’s governance committee, as the chief of global football’s governing body seeks re-election.
- “Article 33, paragraph two of the FIFA statutes is very clear when it says no person may serve as president for more than three terms,” Maduro told reporters on Tuesday.
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- Miguel Maduro insists Gianni Infantino cannot serve more than three terms, pointing to FIFA’s statutes.
- Gianni Infantino cannot stand for a fourth term as FIFA president in 2027 under the body’s statutes, says Miguel Maduro, the former head of FIFA’s governance committee, as the chief of global football’s governing body seeks re-election.
- “Article 33, paragraph two of the FIFA statutes is very clear when it says no person may serve as president for more than three terms,” Maduro told reporters on Tuesday.
Sources: Al Jazeera