Wales becomes first country to DROP support for Fifa President's re-election as FA blasts 'failures'

Wales has become the first country to publicly pull its support for Gianni Infantino's re-election as Fifa President.

The Welsh FA confirmed just after midnight on Monday it would shelve its backing for the beleaguered football chief over his now-scrapped plans to sell off the World Cup.

In a statement to Sky News, the Welsh FA said it "hereby confirms its withdrawal of support for the candidature of Mr Gianni Infantino, for re-election as FIFA President for the 2027-2031 term".

It continued: "The recent failures in good governance, processes, leadership, values, stakeholder management, communications and sound judgement have led us to a position where Mr Infantino has lost the confidence of the FAW to remain at the helm of world football.

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