{"id":16244,"date":"2026-11-12T18:01:59","date_gmt":"2026-11-12T18:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/wenger-plotting-sensational-bid-to-unseat-infantino-as-fifa-president\/"},"modified":"2026-11-12T18:01:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-12T18:01:59","slug":"wenger-plotting-sensational-bid-to-unseat-infantino-as-fifa-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/12\/wenger-plotting-sensational-bid-to-unseat-infantino-as-fifa-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Wenger Plotting Sensational Bid To Unseat Infantino As FIFA President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is reportedly plotting a sensational bid to unseat Gianni Infantino as president of FIFA when football\u2019s world governing body holds its next election in March 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The 77-year-old Frenchman is preparing to mount a leadership challenge against the beleaguered Swiss administrator, positioning himself as a reformist candidate determined to restore credibility to the organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/afcon-2027q-super-eagles-must-work-hard-to-overcome-tanzania-chelle\/\">AFCON 2027Q: Super Eagles Must Work Hard To Overcome Tanzania \u2013 Chelle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI firmly believe in an independent FIFA that serves our game with commitment, transparency and integrity,\u201d Wenger stated\u2014a remark widely viewed as both an early campaign pledge and a pointed critique of Infantino\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"csa1x-widget csbw-odds-card\" aria-label=\"Match odds\">\n<p><label class=\"csbw-oddschip\"><span class=\"csbw-oddsbar__label\">Show odds<\/span><button class=\"csbw-oddsswitch\" type=\"button\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Show odds\" data-csbw-global=\"1\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"csa1x-actions\">\n<details class=\"csa1x-tipster-details csbw-article-tips\">\n<summary class=\"csa1x-tipster-toggle\">Match prediction<\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While Infantino insists he still commands broad backing among global football federations, his controversial push to sell off partial commercial rights to the World Cup reportedly served as the breaking point for officials eager to overhaul the organization\u2019s governance.<\/p>\n<p>Although Wenger\u2019s age adds a layer of complexity given FIFA\u2019s four-year presidential term structure, the legendary Gunners boss enjoys strong backing from UEFA, one of football\u2019s most influential confederations, whose leadership has grown increasingly frustrated with Infantino\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is reportedly plotting a sensational bid to unseat Gianni Infantino as president of FIFA when football\u2019s world governing body holds its next election in March&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16244"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16244\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}