Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA President? Ex-Fifa official shares damning verdict

Gianni Infantino deserves to be sacked as President of FIFA following the fallout from the 2026 World Cup this summer.

That is according to former PGMOL chief and ex-FIFA referee, Keith Hackett, who exclusively told Football Insider that the nations should come together to vote him out of power.

Infantino has enraged yet more football supporters with a letter to the Argentine FA after Lionel Scaloni's side lost the World Cup final to Spain.

He thanked Argentina for their "professionalism" on the World's biggest stage, just a couple of weeks after Leandro Paredes and Nahuel Molina lashed out at the full-time whistle.

In the previous round, Giovani Lo Celso unveiled a controversial banner about the Falklands, sparking more controversy around Argentina's tournament.

This is without mentioning the fallout over Paraguay's antics against France, or Folarin Balogun's red card being suspended so he could face Belgium.

Gianni Infantino 'needs to go' after 2026 World Cup

Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, Hackett considered all of these points before stating that Infantino "needs to go" after the World Cup.

"I think that if the countries that are part of the FIFA structure, over 200 countries, each one of them has a right to vote for who is the head of that organisation," he said.

"I think anybody that's got any modicum of sense in football will recognise that this guy might have brought in extra cash, but I don't think he's done the services of FIFA as well as he could have done.

"So I think the first question to ask is, is this guy right to remain in that position given the outcomes? Now, he can't control everything, but he can control a great deal.

"And I think that he has allowed, more than anybody, the politics to come in. So I'm clear. I think this guy needs to go."

Who could be the next FIFA President?

The majority of supporters have lost complete faith in Infantino, with potential replacements already emerging for the position.

UEFA President, Aleksander Čeferin, is widely regarded as the most sensible replacement due to his experience as FIFA vice-president.

PSG chairman Nasser Al-Khelaif, Legia Warsaw owner Dariusz Mioduski, and CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani have all been mentioned as well.

The next FIFA presidential election is scheduled for 18 March 2027, but Hackett would much prefer for that to be brought forward.