UEFA will nominate its candidate for the post of FIFA president

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is behind the scenes preparing a candidate to compete with Gianni Infantino for the post of head of the International Football Federation (FIFA). This was reported on July 6 by The Guardian journalist Romain Molina.

"After the decision to please [US President Donald] Trump (because, in fact, that's exactly what it's about), other leaders of world football — and not only European football — began discussing the possibility of finding an alternative candidate, because, in their words, "this can't go on anymore," he wrote on his Facebook page. social networks X (ex. Twitter).

Molina added that the elections will be held in March 2027. According to the journalist, even considering that such intentions exist, the difference between words and deeds is very big. Molina expressed skepticism about these intentions, as football officials, in his opinion, do not have the necessary courage for such steps.

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Earlier in the day, UEFA called FIFA's decision to lift the disqualification of United States national football team forward Folarin Balogan inexplicable and groundless. UEFA pointed out that without strict adherence to the rules, the game loses its integrity, and the tournament loses the trust of participants and spectators. This FIFA decision sets a precedent. Now the organizers will be required to apply this approach to all similar cases, which will completely destroy the competitive spirit.

On July 5, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee decided to suspend Balogan's automatic one-match suspension. The forward, who scored three goals in the current World Cup, received a red card in the 64th minute of the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which ended with a 2-0 victory for the Americans.