# Trump warns FIFA would make a ‘terrible mistake’ by replacing Infantino

https://mins.news/en/item/18759

- France 24, 2026-08-11 05:30 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260811-trump-warns-fifa-would-make-terrible-mistake-by-replacing-infantino

> US President Donald Trump has come to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s defense. Trump warned that football’s governing body would make a “terrible mistake” if it replaced Infantino. His comments amount to an explicit expression of support for Infantino’s continued leadership of FIFA.

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