A Fifa spokesperson said recently in an interview said Infantino “strongly denies” the allegations and that they are “categorically untrue”. Fifa has now itself hit out at “unsubstantiated assertions and demonstrably false claims”, adding that “speculation and insinuation should not be presented as fact”.
Infantino has come under increasing pressure from Uefa and European football associations over his aborted Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal. FFE would have meant a new company being created to manage commercial and ticketing rights, with 21% sold off to a private investment company
Uefa has said it has lost confidence in Infantino, while Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) president Lise Klaveness on Friday called on the Swiss-Italian to resign.
European football’s governing body says its threat to boycott Fifa events remains on the table, adding that assurances the FFE plan could not be revived have not been received.
“The Fifa president was democratically elected by Fifa’s Member Associations and continues to serve with their mandate,” Fifa said in its statement on Saturday. “It is increasingly evident that there is a concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine Fifa and its president. “Those who do not have the support of Fifa’s member associations should not seek to achieve through allegation, insinuation or misinformation what they can not achieve through Fifa’s established democratic processes.”
Infantino is also unanimously backed by the 54 nations of the Confederation of African Football (Caf).
