Swiss FA withdraws support for
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Swiss FA withdraws support for Gianni Infantino’s FIFA re-election bid

FIFA President Gianni Infantino cannot count on support from home in next year’s presidential election. The Swiss Football Association (SFV) will not back the 56-year-old Swiss in the election.

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It was on Wednesday afternoon that SFV announced that it was withdrawing its support for the incumbent FIFA president, Swiss national Gianni Infantino.

"We cannot justify continuing to support Gianni Infantino's candidacy," said federation chairman Peter Knabel in a statement.

The federation said it had lost confidence in the FIFA leadership because of fundamental issues of leadership, governance and transparency within world football's governing body.

The FIFA presidential election will take place in Morocco in March next year.

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