Poiares Maduro, former member of the FIFA Governance Committee, considered Infantino to be "a symptom of the much deeper problems" of that organization. His statements come in the context of an analysis on the governance of the body.
The former official pointed out that the "probability of Infantino remaining in power is increasingly greater," suggesting that he does not see signs of imminent change in FIFA's leadership as long as the structural problems persist.
Poiares Maduro's intervention comes at a time when FIFA continues to face criticism regarding its governance and transparency, with the commentator suggesting that Infantino's situation is revealing of broader issues within the institution.
The former member of the FIFA Governance Committee did not specify which deep problems he was referring to, but his analysis suggests that Infantino's permanence in the role is linked to structural weaknesses of the organization and not just the president's individual conduct.
