The Italian-Swiss Gianni Infantino will re-candidate for the FIFA presidency, according to a spokesperson for the organization confirmed to the France-Presse agency. Infantino's decision comes at a time of great tension within the entity that governs world football.
The re-candidacy happens despite the crisis triggered by Infantino's failed plan, which aimed to expand the Club World Cup to 32 teams and hold it every two years. These proposals provoked strong opposition from national leagues, players' unions and federations from various continents.
The plan was ultimately abandoned, but the political consequences within FIFA remained. Infantino, who has been in office since 2016, continues to defend the need for structural reforms in international football, although he has backed down from the most controversial measures.
