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Posted on 08/11/2026 7:28:00 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
President Donald Trump leapt to the defense of FIFA chief Gianni Infantino on Monday, as the head of world soccer’s governing body faces pressure to resign following a failed attempt to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post late on Monday that FIFA would be “making a terrible mistake” if member associations move to replace Infantino. Should he depart, Trump said that the tournament “will never be as successful or profitable again!”
Infantino was the driving force behind FIFA’s most recent commercialization push, which culminated in the largest, most profitable World Cup on record this year – hosted in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
But he was forced to apologize after his plans to form a subsidiary to run the tournament, which would have opened the door for investors to buy stakes of up to 20% in a spinout firm, collapsed after widespread backlash across the sport.
Trump’s backing came after regional soccer governing bodies — Europe’s UEFA, North America’s CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation — issued a joint letter accusing Infantino of breaking trust “through deception” with the aborted proposal.
“When trust is broken through deception, when an individual places himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority, that duty has been abandoned,” the federations wrote.
“There remains no recognition that attempting to sell an interest in the FIFA World Cup was a profound failure of judgement – not just a procedural misstep, but a fundamental breach of trust with the very institutions FIFA exists to serve,” they added.
Not all of world soccer is united in opposition to Infantino’s premiership, however. The national federations of Argentina, Mexico and Qatar are among those to express public support for his continued leadership.
Infantino’s close relationship with President Trump has been well-publicized and came under intense scrutiny during the 2026 World Cup.
The failed plot to sell stakes to private investors was also backed by Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital, whose brother Jared is Trump’s son-in-law.
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The circumstances are not necessarily as they appear.
Especially because we are talking about the Europeans.
Trump lost it here. What President ever concerned themselves with, Boing Donk
We never watch:
Boing Donk
Boing Donk
Hopefully not pink tights next. 🪗
So from first not knowing a damn thing about the issue you’ve snapped your fingers and become an expert.
The specific uproar in UEFA which led to their vote really wasn’t about Trump. First and foremost the vote was a rejection of Infantino’s attempt to enlarge FIFA’s influence at the expense of UEFA’s(and by extension the other regional bodies like CONCACAAF, which joined in the criticism but didn’t take a vote).
You watched a smattering of the World Cup and you think that means you understand the issues here. You don’t. It’s not rocket science but it is more complicated than “muh Trump”.
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