Belgium does not support the re-election of Infantino as head of FIFA

The Royal Belgian Football Federation (URBSFA) announced this Monday that it will not support the candidacy of Gianni Infantino for a new term as president of the FIFAconsidering that the international organization has not shown sufficient transparency in two matters related to its governance and the World of this summer.

The Belgian federation questions, on the one hand, the “FIFA Forward Enterprise” project, regarding which it considers that “a series of important decisions and estimates” have not been sufficiently justified, which raises doubts about “the transparency and governance” of the process.

The URBSFA assured to be aligned with the UEFA and demanded clear answers with her about the decision-making process and her next steps.

The second reason is the case of the American Folarin Balogun during the Worldwhose suspension after being sent off in the previous match was overturned before the round of 16 match against Belgium.

The Belgian federation assured that it asked the FIFA a clear justification for that decision and explanations about how similar cases will be treated in the future, but that two months later he has still not received “any satisfactory response.”

“Two months after the events, we note that our questions remain unanswered today,” said the president of the Belgian Federation, Pascale Van Dammewho demanded “the necessary explanations” and possible improvements in procedures so that similar cases can be resolved in the future “in a clear, coherent and effective manner.”

The URBSFA has also requested that the case Balogun be included in the agenda of the next meeting of the FIFA Councilscheduled for October 15 and of which the company itself is a part Van Damme.

“Along with the UEFAthe other confederations and the national federations, we continue to work for transparency in decision-making, solid governance and clear processes,” he added.

The Belgian Federation stressed that it remains open to a “constructive collaboration” with the FIFAbut considered it essential that these matters be managed in a transparent and rigorous manner to preserve “good governance and the credibility of international football.”