The DFB was one of the few federations not to sign a letter of support for Infantino's re-election as FIFA president in six months' time. FIFA president Gianni Infantino gestures during a visit to a sports complex in Cali, Colombia, on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Jaime SALDARRIAGA / AFP)Gianni Infantino must leave the FIFA presidency "no ifs or buts", according to Hans-Joachim Watzke, one of the vice-presidents of the German Football Association (DFB), as he spoke at a festival dedicated to artificial intelligence in Berlin on Thursday evening.The DFB was one of the few federations not to sign a letter of support for Infantino's re-election as FIFA president in six months' time."He has to go, no ifs or buts," declared Hans-Joachim Watzke, who said that three points in particular counted against the Swiss.The first was the FIFA Peace Prize, launched by Infantino and awarded in December 2025 to US president Donald Trump, to whom Infantino is close, during the draw for the 2026 World Cup.Infantino "created this prize himself, and he decided on it himself," said Watzke."You can't just invent something on your own and then announce it, it's madness," said Watzke.Watzke also condemned the controversial handling of the Folarin Balogun red card during this year's World Cup which was hosted in USA, Canada and Mexico.The American forward was sent off in the last 32 but his automatic one-ma...
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