Norway FA president Klaveness calls on FIFA boss Infantino to resign

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Lise Klaveness, President of the Norwegian Football Association (NFF) attends a press conference at Ullevaal Stadium about FIFA private equity plan, in Oslo, Norway July 31, 2026. Amanda Pedersen Giske/NTB via REUTERS
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Final - Spain v Argentina - New York/New Jersey Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S. - July 19, 2026 FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the trophy presentation after the match REUTERS/Dylan Martinez/File Photo

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STOCKHOLM, Aug 7 : Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) president Lise Klaveness called for the resignation of FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday, saying that he no longer had the confidence of the football community. 

"He does not have the institutional trust required to govern FIFA stably in the times we are in. There is no going back for Gianni Infantino. The international football cooperation is very much in trouble, and we must have a reason to get together now, and we want to ask the FIFA president to resign now," Klaveness told reporters following the NFF's monthly board meeting. 

The comments come amid the ongoing bitter conflict among governing bodies sparked by FIFA's abandoned proposal to sell a slice of the World Cup's commercial future.

Source: Reuters

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