Speaking ahead of Germany's Nations League match against the Netherlands, Juergen Klopp called for a sensible leadership change at the top of world football. The manager argued that an incoming leader without personal financial motives would help improve the governing body. Current president Gianni Infantino has nevertheless pledged to retain his post as he approaches reelection in March 2027. Infantino's administration recently came under fire in July due to a failed attempt to introduce private investors into a commercial entity controlling major tournament rights.
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Juergen Klopp believes the governing body should replace its current president with someo…: Juergen Klopp believes the governing body should replace its current president with someone lacking financial interests.
Gianni Infantino has pledged to remain in his post as he faces reelection in March 2027.: Gianni Infantino has pledged to remain in his post as he faces reelection in March 2027.
FIFA's leadership recently faced substantial criticism in July over a failed plan involvi…: FIFA's leadership recently faced substantial criticism in July over a failed plan involving private investors.
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BERLIN, Nov 15 : FIFA president Gianni Infantino should be replaced as he has made world football's governing body worse than it was under disgraced former chief Sepp Blatter, Germany coach Juergen Klopp said on Sunday.
Speaking a day before Germany's Nations League game against the Netherlands, Klopp said the situation at FIFA was potentially worse than under Blatter, who stepped down amid a corruption scandal and later faced criminal charges.
"The opinion is unanimous that a change would make sense," Klopp told a press conference. "I didn't think things could get worse after Sepp Blatter, but someone managed to do just that."
Infantino, also Swiss, was elected FIFA president in 2016 after a corruption scandal brought Blatter's tenure to an end. Blatter was later acquitted in a Swiss criminal case concerning a two-million-Swiss-franc payment to former UEFA president Michel Platini.
"At the moment we think that if Infantino goes that then the next one could maybe do it better. I think it is possible to make it better," Klopp said.
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