The FIFA Management Board has reaffirmed full support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino as the only official elected by the 211 FIFA Member Associations.
The supportive standing was made during an emergency crisis meeting convened Wednesday in Rabat, Morocco. In turn, the FIFA President reiterated his full support for the FIFA Secretary General and the FIFA Administration for their necessary and outstanding work in the delivery of his vision.
During their Rabat meeting, participants discussed and agreed that the processes, communications and interactions between the FIFA President, the FIFA Secretary General and the FIFA Management Board.
The great work of the FIFA Administration that ensured a successful delivery of the FIFA World Cup 2026 was acknowledged, and which would not have been possible without the FIFA President, the FIFA Secretary General and FIFA Administration speaking as one voice and working as one team.
The meeting also addressed the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, where mistakes made were acknowledged. It was agreed that it was not the intention for the FIFA Council and FIFA Member Associations to feel excluded from the process and that the process should have been handled differently. It was further acknowledged that errors were also made after the proposal was leaked to media.
In a separate letter to the FIFA Council and FIFA Member Associations, an apology was made for these errors together with a commitment to ensure they do not happen again. A review will now be conducted, and a report will be presented to the FIFA Council at its next scheduled meeting.
With the project withdrawn, it was agreed that FIFA will no longer tolerate any attacks on its integrity, good governance and due process and will take all necessary measures to protect and safeguard its name and reputation.
The FIFA says there are always lessons to be learned and pledges to continue improving its processes in light of this experience.
FIFA also pledges to work closely with the relevant stakeholders to examine how it can further support the development of the game through the FIFA Forward Program for the benefit of FIFA’s 211 Member Associations, the Confederations and the Regional Associations.
