# Fifa president says he has 'vast majority' support

> Fifa president Gianni Infantino claims he has backing from 'vast majority' of world football amid resignation questions.
- Title: Fifa president says he has 'vast majority' support · BBC Sport
- Summary: Fifa president Gianni Infantino claims he has backing from 'vast majority' of world football amid resignation questions. Fifa president Gianni Infantino says…
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- Source: BBC Sport — https://bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c6q8nd9g9n72o
- Published: 2026-10-24T10:30:08.55+00:00
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- Topics: gianni infantino, fifa, world football, fifa forward enterprise, uefa, concacaf, fifa president, resignation, world cup, fifa election, sports
## Infantino denies resignation plans
Fifa president Gianni Infantino says he has backing from 'vast majority' of world football amid resignation questions.

> There is nothing bad in disagreeing
## Uefa pressures Infantino
Uefa, Asian Football Confederation and Concacaf accused Infantino of breaking trust through deception over World Cup sell-off proposal.

> Uefa demanded that fifa release all key documents relating to ffe by 2 november
## Infantino scraps FFE proposal
Infantino scrapped Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal within days of its launch.

> Under ffe a portion of the commercial rights would have been sold to a private investment firm
## Infantino gains international support
Infantino secured backing from all African countries and Asian Football Confederation after U-turn.

> I was in cape verde where all confederation of african football countries have endorsed me
## Infantino faces council demands
Fifa Council told Infantino he was not 'fit to be Fifa president' without releasing FFE documents by 2 November.

> he was told by council members he was not fit to be fifa president
## Infantino delays document release
Infantino says FFE documents must follow legal process and are 'working on it' without clear timeline.

> they have to follow a legal process and they are working on it
## Infantino proposes $3.4bn funding boost
Infantino proposed increasing global football development funds by $3.4bn (£2.6bn) for next year.

> he has proposed to increase the amount of money handed out for football development
## Key takeaway

Fifa president Gianni Infantino says he has support from 'vast majority' of world football after Uefa and others pressured him over World Cup sell-off proposal.