Scottish FA withdraws support for Fifa president Infantino

What the report says

The Scottish Football Association has withdrawn its support for Gianni Infantino and will not back his re-election as Fifa president, according to comments from SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell reported by BBC Sport and carried in Nile Post’s coverage. The move adds to growing pressure on Infantino as he faces criticism over an abandoned plan to create a new company to manage the commercial and ticketing rights for Fifa competitions, including the World Cup.

Maxwell said the Scottish association had aligned itself with the position taken by Uefa and other European federations, which have expressed a lack of confidence in Fifa’s leadership. He also rejected suggestions that the SFA had stayed silent because its president, Mike Mulraney, chairs a Fifa finance committee. Other British and Irish associations, including England, Wales and the Republic of Ireland, have already said they will not support Infantino.

The dispute centers on the aborted Fifa Forward Enterprise proposal, which would have sold a minority stake to a private investment company. The plan drew strong criticism from several confederations, and recent open letters from regional governing bodies accused Fifa of undermining trust and called for independent review. While some confederations in Africa, South America and Oceania have backed Infantino, the broader election picture remains unsettled ahead of the 2027 vote. For football governance, the episode highlights a wider struggle over transparency, power and control of global tournament revenues.