DFB will not support Infantino if elected

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The German Football Association (DFB) refuses to support Fifa president Gianni Infantino if he is re-elected. The DFB announced this a few hours before the 73rd Congress of the World Association on Thursday (8 am CET) in Kigali. As leader of the German delegation, President Bernd Neuendorf left his voting record open to the end and linked his support to clear conditions.

“The DFB will not support the re-election of FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Kigali,” Neuendorf said on Wednesday: “In recent weeks, we have received little or no information from FIFA on various issues. FIFA needs to be much more open and transparent in the dealing with the national associations.”

Opposing candidate would have been pointless

In the future, the world association should “explain in its own interest how and why certain decisions are made and who was involved. That hasn’t always been the case lately,” continues Neuendorf. Wednesday saw “a constructive exchange of views between various European federations and FIFA leaders on controversial issues. Together we combine this with the hope of improving future cooperation.” He hopes for a “critical-constructive dialogue”.

The association with the largest number of members, like all other countries, had refrained from nominating an alternative solution to Infantino in November. “It would have been pointless to send a hopeless opponent into the race,” Neuendorf explained at the time. Before the DFB, some countries had already announced they would vote against Infantino, with Norway led by association president Lise Klaveness, Sweden and Denmark.

But probably hardly anyone in the world notices the opposition. According to the FIFA statutes, one candidate can be elected by acclamation, i.e. with applause. The exact size of the opposition remains closely guarded. Each of the 211 national associations has one vote in the election, no matter how big or small it is. (AFP/Mom)

Source : Blick