- The Mexican Football Federation has broken ranks with its regional governing body Concacaf to support under-fire Fifa president Gianni Infantino.
- Mexico's statement echoed Conmebol in rejecting any attempt to remove Infantino without a vote involving all 211 Fifa members.
- Infantino had offered all associations $40m (£30m) if they backed a proposal for private investment in its tournaments, including the men's and women's World Cups, through the FFE subsidiary.
- Uefa said its conditions had not been met despite Infantino's plan being aborted, and reiterated its loss of confidence in Infantino.
- Concacaf described Infantino's proposal as "a symptom of leadership that has stopped putting football first" and cited "a pattern of missteps and similar behaviour", but unlike Uefa, it did not say it had lost confidence in him.
- Before Infantino withdrew his proposal, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) stood "in solidarity" with Uefa and Concacaf in opposition to the plans.
- Infantino is unanimously backed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), but faces opposition from Uefa and Concacaf.
- Argentina's football association praised Infantino for recognising and apologising for his "errors" and described his tenure as "centred on the development of soccer worldwide and institutional strength".
The Mexican Football Federation (FMF) has defied Concacaf by supporting FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who faces increasing pressure to resign. The FMF's statement emphasized the importance of institutional strength in football development, aligning with Conmebol's call for a vote of all 211 FIFA members before any leadership changes.
In its statement, the FMF declared, "The FMF will neither recognise nor approve any process convened outside of that institutional framework, and it joins the call made by president Infantino to collectively continue developing football for the benefit of the 211 member associations." This stance mirrors that of Argentina, which praised Infantino for acknowledging his past mistakes and described his leadership as focused on "the development of soccer worldwide and institutional strength based on a clear, stable, and transparent governance model."
While Infantino enjoys support from the Confederation of African Football (CAF), he faces opposition from Uefa and Concacaf. Uefa has stated that "assurances have to be made that such attempts to disfigure the game in this way will never be made again," indicating that Infantino's recent proposals have not met their conditions. Concacaf criticized Infantino's leadership, calling it a "symptom of leadership that has stopped putting football first." Despite this, Concacaf did not fully withdraw its confidence in Infantino.
Before withdrawing his proposal, Infantino had offered all associations $40m (£30m) to support private investment in FIFA tournaments, including the men's and women's World Cups, through the FFE subsidiary.
“Infantino's proposal to offer $40m (£30m) to each association for private investment through FFE was withdrawn, but Uefa insists its conditions remain unmet and reiterates loss of confidence. Meanwhile, CAF unanimously backs Infantino, while Concacaf criticizes a 'pattern of missteps' without declaring lost confidence.”
