Nordic stance sends a clear signal
The six Nordic national soccer associations—Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland and the Faroe Islands—have collectively announced that they no longer have confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
In a joint statement they highlighted a "great concern" regarding FIFA’s governance and decision‑making processes, pointing to a series of recent moves that they say threaten the sport’s integrity.
The associations demanded that FIFA provide binding guarantees that neither the organization’s governance nor its competitions will ever be opened to private ownership, insisting that such safeguards are essential to preserve the public‑interest model of the game.
Their criticism comes amid growing scrutiny of Infantino’s proposal to sell future World Cup revenues to private investors, a plan that has already provoked backlash from UEFA, AFC and CONCACAF and has intensified calls for his resignation.
The Nordic bodies also voiced support for an independent external investigation into the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal, arguing that a transparent review is needed to restore trust in the federation’s financial and operational practices.
Finally, they urged FIFA to undertake a comprehensive review of its governance framework, ensuring that the principles of independence, checks and balances, transparency and accountability established in 2016 are fully implemented.