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Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto\u2019o has thrown his support behind beleaguered FIFA president Gianni Infantino, saying he \u201chasn\u2019t done anything wrong\u201d despite facing mounting pressure to step down over a controversial World Cup sell-off plan.<\/p>\n
Infantino has come under intense scrutiny since the collapse of a proposal to secure private investment in FIFA tournaments, including the World Cup.<\/p>\n
UEFA, which oversees European football, has threatened a boycott of FIFA competitions with several continental and national federations also withdrawing their support for Infantino.<\/p>\n
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However, Eto\u2019o, president of the Cameroonian football federation, dismissed criticism of Infantino\u2019s leadership, suggesting the backlash was driven largely by political manoeuvring ahead of FIFA\u2019s presidential election next year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think that President Gianni Infantino has done anything wrong,\u201d the former Barcelona, Inter Milan and Chelsea striker told CNN.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think the timing of all of that is because there\u2019s an election coming out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Infantino\u2019s plan, which would reportedly have distributed substantial funding to FIFA\u2019s 211 member associations, faced strong opposition from several confederations and was ultimately abandoned.<\/p>\n
The FIFA president remains under pressure, with the possibility of a no-confidence vote being triggered. UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and CONCACAF \u2014 which governs North and Central America and the Caribbean \u2014 have all voiced concerns over FIFA\u2019s direction in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
But the Confederation of African Football (CAF) earlier this month \u201cunanimously reconfirmed its support\u201d for Infantino, and Eto\u2019o\u2019s backing is aligned with that position.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Gianni Infantino has changed football,\u201d said Eto\u2019o, urging fellow African countries to support the Swiss official.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s given opportunities to nations that didn\u2019t have those opportunities to take part in the most beautiful tournament, the World Cup. He enabled smaller nations to get seats at these competitions.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has helped our continent. He\u2019s helped our federations to develop much more quickly, and we need to acknowledge that. We need to accept and recognise what he\u2019s done, and we should support him for everything he\u2019s done up to now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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