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Why Fifa’s Infantino is so hard to topple

Simon Kuper · 10 Oct 2026

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  1. Yet Infantino will probably survive. In fact, he might be exactly the Fifa president that most of the world’s football associations want.
  2. The model makes no sense as a way to develop football.
  3. In short, Infantino operates like a typical 21st-century autocrat: growing rich from what should be a position of public service, winning serial elections unopposed and ruling almost solo.
  4. Their criticisms also carry whiffs of entitlement and hypocrisy.

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