Donald Trump's Warning to FIFA Comes as Gianni Infantino Faces a Growing Revolt

Donald Trump has weighed into FIFA’s leadership fight, backing Gianni Infantino as major football confederations push for reforms. Trump, speaking Monday night on Truth Social, said replacing the FIFA president would be a “terrible mistake,” arguing FIFA would lose both momentum and financial strength without him. The backlash centers on Infantino’s FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal, which would have managed parts of FIFA competitions and floated the possibility of selling about 20% of the new business to private investors. UEFA, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation escalated the dispute with a joint open letter demanding an independent review, while U.S. Soccer separately backed Concacaf’s stance.