FAW boss renews call for Infantino to step down

FAW chief Mooney reiterates Wales will not support Infantino's re-election as Fifa president, citing poor governance over the FFE proposal.

The Football Association of Wales has reiterated its position that Fifa president Gianni Infantino should step down, with chief executive Noel Mooney saying the FAW's stance has not changed since withdrawing its backing in early August.

Mooney criticised Infantino's handling of the controversial Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal to sell stakes in Fifa competitions to private investors. "The governance of the global game needs to be reviewed — the system is not working for us," Mooney told BBC Wales, describing the FFE project as "a classic example of poor governance, poor guardrails, poor guardianship of the game".

The FAW was the first country globally to announce it would not support Infantino's re-election. Mooney called for broader systemic change, arguing against concentrating so much power in a single Fifa president. Uefa has also demanded Fifa release key documents and answer questions on governance by 2 November.