Infantino Refuses to Resign After FIFA Crisis Meeting

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has refused to step down despite mounting pressure, emerging from a crisis meeting with both an apology to FIFA's council and a warning to critics. The seven-hour meeting concluded with FIFA's leadership expressing full support for Infantino as the elected head of the 211 member associations.

Infantino sent a letter to FIFA council members apologizing for mistakes in the failed plan to sell a stake in the federation's tournaments to external investors. At the same time, he stated that FIFA will no longer tolerate what he described as "attacks on the federation's integrity, governance and processes" and will take all necessary steps to protect its reputation. The president was later seen smiling at the African Women's Championship alongside FIFA Secretary-General Mattias Grafström, who had previously criticized him. hilogame.news