Cafu, Cannavaro, Roberto Carlos: former players show support for Infantino amid crisis at FIFA
oglobo27 August 2026 at 06:35
Several former football players, including Brazilian Cafu, Italian Fabio Cannavaro and Brazilian Roberto Carlos, expressed support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino on social media, amid the crisis generated by the abandoned project to open the World Cup and other tournaments to private investments. The messages come as a response to a letter from another group of former players, led by Frenchman Mikaël Silvestre, who called for change in the entity and accused its leadership of being blind by power. The crisis also led the Italian Football Federation to withdraw its support for Infantino's re-election, while UEFA is expected to abandon its boycott threat after guarantees about the plan.
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