The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has announced it will not be voting for Gianni Infantino's re-election as president of Fifa. SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell confirmed the decision to BBC Sport, stating the association has lost confidence in Infantino.
This move aligns the SFA with the position of Uefa and its 55 member associations. The Football Associations of England, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland have also previously declared their withdrawal of support for Infantino, who is scheduled to stand for a fourth term as president in March 2027.
Infantino has faced increasing pressure following an abandoned attempt to create a new company, Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE), to manage commercial and ticketing rights for all Fifa competitions. The plan involved selling 21% of this company to a private investment firm and was aborted after widespread criticism, particularly from Uefa, which had threatened a boycott of Fifa competitions.
Last week, Uefa, Concacaf, and the Asian Football Confederation issued an open letter accusing Fifa and Infantino of breaking trust. The letter, signed by the presidents and general secretaries of the three bodies, stated the FFE controversy was fundamentally about "the integrity of the game, and the integrity of those elected to lead it."