Football: Arsène Wenger considers challenging Gianni Infantino for FIFA presidency
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Vanguard
Former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, 77, is considering a challenge to Gianni Infantino in next year’s FIFA presidential election. According to the BBC, UEFA could back him, but he has yet to decide, and Infantino remains the favourite.
Former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, 77, is considering challenging Gianni Infantino in the FIFA presidential election scheduled for March, according to the BBC. Wenger, currently FIFA’s head of global football development, has not yet taken a final decision, according to associates quoted by BBC Sport.
Candidacies must be submitted before 18 November. Former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega announced his candidacy in October, and Kozo Tashima, honorary president of the Japan Football Association, has also shown interest. According to the BBC, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which has opposed Infantino since the abandonment of the plan to sell commercial stakes in the World Cup, would back Wenger. However, Infantino remains the favourite, according to the same sources.
