Former Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger is expected to decide this week whether he will run for the FIFA presidency against incumbent Gianni Infantino, according to dpa information.
Wenger, who’s been serving as FIFA’s chief of global football development since 2019, is among the candidates that could receive backing from European football ruling body UEFA.
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The deadline for candidates to be submitted is next Wednesday. Wenger hasn’t yet commented on the speculation.
UEFA is among Infantino’s biggest critics, but hasn’t yet presented its own candidate.
Infantino has been under fire since a failed but hugely controversial World Cup private investor plan. The plan was abandoned in August after three continental confederations rejected it and UEFA threatened a boycott of FIFA competitions.
The current FIFA boss, however, has recently secured support from Africa, Asia and South America, which would give him a majority to win a fourth term in office.
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