Philippe Diallo
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“We will need to be ready by then to put forward a candidacy capable of winning the FIFA presidency,”
Philippe Diallo · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
Diallo added that UEFA would need to define a platform for the next FIFA leadership cycle and choose a candidate for the election.
“It is not enough simply to criticise if you want things to move forward. You also have to make proposals,”
Philippe Diallo · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
Diallo said discussions would focus on governance reform and finding a candidate capable of defeating Infantino.
“The conditions for our support for his candidacy were no longer there,”
Philippe Diallo · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
Diallo said France had initially backed Infantino's candidacy but that subsequent events had changed the circumstances.
“The trust placed in the FIFA president has been broken,”
Philippe Diallo · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
Diallo told reporters that the French Football Federation was withdrawing support for Gianni Infantino's re-election bid as FIFA president.
“The way in which we envisage the running of world football no longer corresponds with the way it is being conducted.”
Philippe Diallo · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
Diallo told reporters that the French Football Federation's vision for running world football no longer matched FIFA's current approach.