A woman could challenge Infantino for the FIFA presidency

According to Foot Mercato and L'Équipe, a woman could run for the FIFA presidency against Gianni Infantino at next March's election.

Gianni Infantino, joueur de football

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The FIFA presidency could see a new female candidacy. According to Foot Mercato, a woman could run against Gianni Infantino at the election scheduled for next March in Rabat. The outgoing president could thus see opposition emerge from women's football, the media reports. L'Équipe also mentions the possibility that a woman could challenge Infantino for the FIFA presidency. The name of the candidate is not specified in the sources.

Sources

  1. L’ÉquipeUne femme pour défier Infantino pour la présidence de la FIFA ? (new window)lequipe.fr
  2. Foot MercatoFIFA : une femme pour succéder à Gianni Infantino ? (new window)footmercato.net