25/08/2026
Pressure is continuing to mount on under-fire FIFA president Gianni Infantino as high-profile footballers continue to make formal statements calling for him to stand down.
Ex-Manchester United and France defender Mikael Silvestre, who is part of FIFA's Players' Voice Panel, took to X on Monday to demand change, writing: 'Enough is enough!'
The post, which went on to call for structural change within FIFA, was shared by France 1998 World Cup winner Emmanuel Petit as well as Lioness Lucy Bronze.
Infantino is also facing calls to quit from his UEFA counterpart Aleksander Ceferin in the wake of a hugely controversial plan to sell stakes in a company to run the World Cup to private investors.
And players have now begun to speak out against the 56-year-old, with Monday's widely shared statement evident of those who 'share the exact same concerns as the millions of fans around the world'.
It added: 'Like them, we have watched the game we love drift away from its core values under FIFA's current leadership.
'For too long we've seen major decisions taken without players being consulted or considered, and without any regard for the fans who sustain the sport.
'Change is necessary. Power has blurred the current leadership's ability to distinguish between its own interests and what is best for football.'