New Zealand Football, Gianni Infantino and FIFA
Friday
New Zealand Football has formally withdrawn support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino and called for an independent review into the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal. The decision puts New Zealand at odds with the wider Oceania Football Confederation’s more supportive stance.
New Zealand joins several European associations opposing Infantino while OFC stopped short of withdrawing backing and praised FIFA’s development work in Oceania. The split further fragments the voting landscape ahead of FIFA’s next presidential election in March.