- Fifa president Gianni Infantino is facing mounting pressure to resign as high-profile current and former players, including Mikael Silvestre, Lucy Bronze, and Emmanuel Petit, issue a joint statement demanding reform in the governing body's leadership.
- The widely shared statement, published under the slogan “Enough is enough!”, accused Fifa's leadership of drifting away from core values, failing to consult players or fans, and allowing power to blur its ability to serve the best interests of football.
- Mikael Silvestre's intervention is particularly notable because he forms part of Fifa's own 16-member Players' Voice Panel, effectively voicing criticism from within the governing body's official advisory structure.
- Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has also urged Infantino to step down following a controversial proposal to sell World Cup stakes to private investors, warning that Infantino will likely face a rival candidate in the March elections if he does not resign.
- Concacaf president Victor Montagliani has been highlighted as a potential challenger after his confederation joined Uefa and the Asian Football Confederation in opposing Infantino's investment plan, describing it as a deception.
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