# Rights group urges FIFA to block Infantino re-election bid over term limits

https://mins.news/en/item/24327

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-17 15:21 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/17/rights-group-urges-fifa-to-block-infantino-re-election-bid-over-term-limits?traffic_source=rss

> Human rights group FairSquare has asked FIFA to rule that Gianni Infantino cannot seek another presidential term, arguing he has already served the three-term maximum set by FIFA statutes. Infantino previously argued that his initial 2016 mandate should not count because it completed an interrupted term, a reading FairSquare says breaches the rules.

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