Gianni Infantino's position as FIFA president is 'untenable' after latest twist
Gianni Infantino must be ousted from his role as president of FIFA after dropping a plan to sell a stake in World Cup profits to private investors.
That is the opinion of former senior Everton, Tottenham and Aston Villa scout, Bryan King, speaking exclusively to Football Insider.
The 56-year-old hoped to pass through proposals that would see FIFA's commercial rights sold off, but has since walked back the plans amid huge backlash.
Several continents announced that future tournaments would be boycotted if Infantino's proposition had gone through, and several have now called for an investigation into the FIFA president.
On Monday, the English and Welsh FAs withdrew their support for the Swiss, who now faces the threat of collapsing support ahead of next year's election.
UEFA is reportedly preparing a candidate to run for the role after declaring no confidence in Infantino last week.
Gianni Infantino faces 'questions'
Infantino has been wrapped in numerous controversies in the decade he has served as president of FIFA.
This summer's World Cup drew numerous points of protest, with the decision to suspend Folarin Balogun's red card suspension ahead of the United States' game against Belgium drawing massive criticism due to the influence of Donald Trump.
"The questions I want to ask about Infantino is, when he presented the peace prize, do you tell me that every nation had voted for that peace prize to be presented to Donald Trump? That's the first thing," King told Football Insider.
"Or was this just an Infantino special? Because the Peace Prize was bigger than the World Cup. The other thing, of course, is that spending all that time in America, and you could see the scenario building up really, couldn't you? Which is the biggest country in the world for advertising revenue?
"That is a question I'd like answered. I'd also like answered the other question of the whole setup for this new World Cup or selling off. People who were going to be involved with the selling of the whole thing were the brother to Donald Trump's son-in-law, [Joshua] Kushner, who was going to lead the party that were going to sell the advertising.
"Again, could you imagine how much money you're talking about here?"
Infantino 'must be replaced'
Just months ago, Infantino looked to be unchallengeable for the 2027 election. The Swiss may well have flown too close to the sun.
Football associations now look to be mobilising against the president, who could find himself in serious trouble.
"For me, when I saw that break, that could never succeed. It could never succeed," King said.
"And I think he's now put his position as an untenable position, to be honest, because I think a lot of this has been done on his own, don't you? And he has to be replaced."