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Scottish FA withdraws support for Fifa president Infantino

Scottish FA withdraws support for Fifa president Infantino

The Scottish Football Association has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino and will not be voting for his re-election as president of Fifa, chief executive Ian Maxwell has told BBC Sport.

August 17, 2026 at 12:43 PM Original source
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Notable Quotes

""The position of the SFA has been clear since the 55 Uefa associations met... the Scottish FA agree completely with that decision.""

— Ian Maxwell , Executive

Key People

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Gianni InfantinoExecutive

President of FIFA.

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Ian MaxwellExecutive

Ian Maxwell is the chief executive of the Scottish FA.

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Mike MulraneyExecutive

Scottish FA president and chair of Fifa's finance committee.

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Belgium Bhutan Grenada Kuwait Lebanon Mexico City, Mexico Mongolia Philippines Doha, Qatar Saint Kitts and Nevis Sri Lanka United Arab Emirates Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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fifa football gianni infantino re-election scotland SFA uefa

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Scottish FA withdraws support for Fifa president Infantino
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The Scottish Football Association has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino and will not be voting for his re-election as president of Fifa, chief executive Ian Maxwell has told BBC Sport.

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