CONCACAF chief Montagliani reportedly considering FIFA presidency challenge to Infantino

[p]The report comes amid growing ‌scrutiny of Infantino, who is facing the ‌first significant challenge to his leadership ‌after FIFA's proposal to sell a stake in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/uefa-members-to-unanimously-boycott-fifa-world-cup-in-protest-over-investment-plans/OA3XuUjS/"]the World Cup drew widespread ‌opposition[/a] from major regional confederations.[/p][p]Infantino ⁠said in ‌April he would seek a fourth term as ​FIFA president, with the election for the 2027-2031 cycle scheduled ​to take place in Morocco on March 18th next year.[/p][p]The Swiss-Italian executive had ⁠enjoyed strong ​backing from national federations until this week, when plans to create a $20-billion subsidiary linked to football's flagship tournament triggered ‌a shift in sentiment among some stakeholders.[/p][p][i][b]Reuters[/b][/i] has contacted CONCACAF for comment.[/p][embed guid="33626814-c088-49ad-99ce-47daeb31d06d" url="https://x.com/PeteHall86/status/2083170226762383370" social-type="twitter" /][p]At a meeting on Thursday, CONCACAF's 41 member associations rejected FIFA's proposal but stopped short of backing UEFA's call for a boycott, while the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) said it would review ‌the plan before deciding its position.[/p][p]The ​North American, Central American and Caribbean ‌confederation said members had expressed "deep concerns" over the lack of due process, a compressed timeline and the absence of review or approval by ⁠FIFA's relevant governance ⁠bodies.[/p]