Soccer fans launch global petition urging FIFA boss Infantino to resign over World Cup ‘betrayal’

GENEVA (AP) – A collection of soccer fan groups from worldwide introduced a petition Thursday calling for Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA president after he tried to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.

Key points

• The fan groups include Football Supporters Europe, Football Supporters Africa and, in North America, the Independent Supporters Council, plus regarding 40 national fan groups worldwide.
• The petition with the hashtag InfantinOut additionally calls for "FIFA to be rebuilt so that the current debacle can never happen again."
• Infantino has resisted calls to leave office despite European soccer body UEFA saying it has no confidence in him.
• It he dropped against the backdrop of a furious backlash.

Meanwhile, the petition with the hashtag InfantinOut additionally calls for "FIFA to be rebuilt so that the current debacle can never happen again."

"The shameful attempt by one individual – the FIFA President himself – to sell off the World Cup to private investors exposed a betrayal football will never forget, " the petition remarked concerning Infantino's plan for a commercial spinoff. It he dropped against the backdrop of a furious backlash.

In practice, the fan groups include Football Supporters Europe, Football Supporters Africa and, in North America, the Independent Supporters Council, plus regarding 40 national fan groups worldwide.

Infantino has resisted calls to leave office despite European soccer body UEFA saying it has no confidence in him. He has additionally been criticized by the leadership of North America's CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation.

Taken together, the developments around soccer fans launch global petition urging FIFA boss Infantino to resign over point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.