Future for Gianni Infantino': European Leagues president calls for FIFA reforms

European Leagues president Claudius Schafer says FIFA president Gianni Infantino has “no future at FIFA,” but argues the priority is reforming football’s global governing body rather than only replacing its leader. In an interview with The Athletic, Schafer links FIFA’s crisis to Infantino’s “increasingly centralised and personalised” style and what he calls a total failure to consult key stakeholders. European Leagues, representing 53 men’s and women’s professional leagues in 34 countries, filed a formal complaint with the European Commission almost two years ago over alleged breaches of European competition law. Schafer expects the Brussels-based body to open an investigation and insists FIFA decisions like FIFA Forward Enterprise and last year’s FIFA Peace Prize fell short of proper governance.