How Infantino will be framing his battle to remain FIFA president

The storm engulfing Gianni Infantino over the World Cup sell-off provides fresh intrigue about an answer he gave me on the eve of the recent tournament.The FIFA president brought up accusations that FIFA funds are used to curry favour from voters. But I had only asked about ticket prices rather than his personal power and not suggested an ulterior motive for squeezing so much cash out of fans.And yet he brought it back to how the FIFA president is elected. All 211 FAs have equal clout. Whether you are Spain - with the highest-ranked men's team - or San Marino as the worst national team in the world. Image: Gianni Infantino. Pic: Reuters "I've also heard [people] saying, 'Well this money just goes to the federations to secure power' or stuff like this," Mr Infantino responded to me in June in Mexico City. "Well, tell me where should the money go otherwise? Where? To finance corrupt practices? I don't think so. It has to go to the federations. It is checked and it is invested to give children hopes and dreams."He went on to say: "If we accept democracy, we have to accept the one-member one-vote situation …. I know that there was some medieval practice in some parts of the world, and ...