Sweden, Serbia, and Wales withdrew their support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

The entities involved

• Gianni Infantino →

  Swiss-Italian football administrator

  • The AFC Congress was held in Tokyo, where political maneuvering took place regarding FIFA governance and the power of the FIFA Council.Sun 13:05
  • Infantino is leading FIFA through a leadership crisis, involving commercial rights proposals and seeking support from Donald Trump after a plan collapse.Sat 23:12
• FIFA →

  international governing body of association football

  • Donald Trump won the inaugural FIFA peace prize and criticized Norway for missing the Nobel Prize.12:38
• Sweden →

  country in Northern Europe

  • Elekta, a medical technology company, is based in Sweden.18:29
  • Saab and General Atomics demonstrated a long-endurance UUV and tested Saab's LoyalEye payload on an MQ-9B drone for Sweden.11:47

Related events

• A meeting of the FIFA Council was held in Rabat, Morocco, involving FIFA leadership.Aug 5
• FIFA President Gianni Infantino faces breaches after using payments to fund a luxury lifestyle, violating transparency statutes.Oct 13
• Infantino awarded Trump the FIFA Peace Prize, while the House committee probes Infantino's relationship with Trump.Sep 23
• FIFA rules were tested in a match against Belgium, while Hewitt and Trump made separate requests to Infantino.Oct 14