{"id":66435,"date":"2026-08-05T23:13:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/66435\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T23:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T23:13:28","slug":"he-should-go-fifa-president-gianni-infantino-told-to-quit-by-former-real-madrid-and-barcelona-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/66435\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;He should go&#8217; \u2013 FIFA President Gianni Infantino told to quit by former Real Madrid and Barcelona star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Former Real Madrid and Barcelona star Luis Figo has called for Gianni Infantino to be replaced as the FIFA President.<\/p>\n<p>Infantino has faced scrutiny in the last two weeks for his plans to sell a stake in the World Cup\u2019s commercial rights.<\/p>\n<p>The FIFA President has since scrapped the proposal after receiving significant backlash from across the football industry.<\/p>\n<p>However, many believe the damage has already been done, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/gianni-infantino\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"100268\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Infantino<\/a> must be replaced as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2236803361-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Luis Figo attends the 69th Ballon D'Or Photocall at Theatre Du Chatelet on September 22, 2025 in Paris, France.\" class=\"wp-image-2524375\" \/>Photo by Stephane Cardinale \u2013 Corbis\/Corbis via Getty ImagesLuis Figo wants Gianni Infantino to resign<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/luis-figo\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"20008\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luis Figo<\/a> did not hold back in his criticism of FIFA President Gianni Infantino following his controversial World Cup plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday I join others from across our game and call for Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA President,\u201d Figo tweeted on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today I join others from across our game and call for Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA President.<\/p>\n<p>Infantino has debased the office that he promised to elevate. He has lied, deceived and tried to feather his own nest at the expense of the game he is supposed to serve. <\/p>\n<p>He has\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lu\u00eds Figo (@LuisFigo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LuisFigo\/status\/2084976793476276669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">August 5, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInfantino has debased the office that he promised to elevate. He has lied, deceived and tried to feather his own nest at the expense of the game he is supposed to serve. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has lost the support of his senior staff, his closest advisers, the vast majority of people who devote their lives to this sport and even, it would seem, the FIFA Peace Prize winner. <\/p>\n<p>        UEFA will BOYCOTT the World Cup if FIFA&#8217;s plans to sell stakes are approved\ud83e\udd2f Give us your reaction! <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">It would apply to men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s tournaments, as well as the Club World Cup\u2026<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-1080x1350.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is too late to save his dignity, but it is not too late to save football. He should go. Now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a Champions League winner and Ballon d\u2019Or recipient, Figo\u2019s brutal statement on Infantino will carry a lot of weight.<\/p>\n<p>The calls for the FIFA President to resign are mounting, and it looks as though his position may have become untenable.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Former Real Madrid and Barcelona star Luis Figo has called for Gianni Infantino&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66436,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,22171,6095],"class_list":["post-66435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-gianni-infantino","tag-luis-figo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}