Donald Trump says replacing Gianni Infantino would be a ‘terrible mistake’

US President Donald Trump said on Monday it would be “a terrible mistake” to replace Gianni Infantino, the embattled FIFA president who tried and failed to sell off part of the World Cup to private investors.Infantino came under renewed fire in an open letter signed by three confederations – Europe’s UEFA, North and Central America’s CONCACAF and Asia’s AFC – accusing the world football boss of breaking trust “through deception”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Somali referee arrives for UEFA Super Cup after World Cup exclusionlist 2 of 4Palestinian club football to restart in September after Gaza war suspensionlist 3 of 4Barca eye three-peat as Mourinho back at Madrid in new La Liga seasonlist 4 of 4Top 10 players to watch in the 2026-27 European football seasonend of listBut Trump backed Infantino, who awarded the US president a “FIFA Peace Prize” at the World Cup draw ceremony last year.“FIFA would be making a terrible mistake if, for any reason, they even considered replacing President Gianni Infantino,” Trump posted on Truth Social.Trump called Infantino “fantastic” and said he “presided over the most successful World Cup, by four times, ever presented”.“If he is ...