Infantino's 'time is up' with Fifa - La Liga boss
Summary
Javier Tebas, president of Spain’s La Liga soccer league, said FIFA president Gianni Infantino should step down because he believes FIFA is harming the football industry. Tebas criticized several FIFA decisions, including hydration breaks during games and changes to the World Cup format, and said the current FIFA election system makes it hard to replace Infantino.Key Facts
- Javier Tebas said FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s time is up and he should quit.
- Infantino has been FIFA president since 2016 and is expected to be re-elected for a fourth term in March.
- Tebas criticized FIFA for hydration breaks during games that happen even when it is not very hot.
- Tebas opposed FIFA’s idea of increasing the World Cup to 64 teams, saying it hurts national competitions.
- The postponement of a suspension for U.S. player Folarin Balogun during the World Cup caused controversy.
- U.S. President Donald Trump helped prevent Balogun’s suspension.
- European football body UEFA criticized FIFA’s decision to delay the suspension and UEFA’s president did not attend the World Cup final.
- Tebas said FIFA’s decision to extend the World Cup final half-time to over 27 minutes was for FIFA’s own interests, not football.
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