FIFA World Cup crisis: Who could replace Infantino as president?

The future of the World Cup appears to be intact after FIFA withdrew its proposal to sell stakes in its prized tournament and other events to private investors.The outlook for the president of football’s global governing body, Gianni Infantino, is not quite as clear.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Football must be ‘shaped through proper consultation’ by FIFA, says AFClist 2 of 4Why has Infantino scrapped FIFA’s World Cup investment plan? What to knowlist 3 of 4FIFA forced to scrap World Cup private investment plan after backlashlist 4 of 4FIFA COO Lamour says staff deceived over Infantino’s World Cup planend of listThe backlash that met his planned FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) vehicle was widespread.The resignation of Infantino’s senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro and allegations that Infantino deceived employees by FIFA chief operating officer Kevin Lamour were damning.With UEFA now saying it has lost confidence in Infantino, who took office in 2016 was re-elected unopposed in 2019 and in 2023, speculation is rife that at least one direct challenger will rise ahead of March’s FIFA presidential elections.Al Jazeera Sport runs through the names at the top of a list to sta...