Reports: Arsène Wenger considering run for FIFA presidency against Gianni Infantino

According to reports citing BBC radio, Arsène Wenger is considering a run for the FIFA presidency and a challenge to incumbent Gianni Infantino in next year’s election. Wenger works with FIFA’s football development team after his career as Arsenal manager.

The source set 18 November as the deadline for submitting nominations, with the election to be held on 18 March 2027 at the FIFA Congress in Rabat. It said that Infantino, who is seeking a fourth term, is facing criticism over the World Cup, and that associations have called for his resignation and said they have lost confidence in him.

The report said that Swiss former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega and Kozo Tashima, honorary president of the Japan Football Association, are among the candidates currently being discussed. It also reported that Wenger, who was described as having been loyal to Infantino, distanced himself from the events of the last World Cup and said he had no connection to what happened.