GIANNI INFANTINO and Fifa have been accused of “blackmail” in the most scathing statement yet.
The head of world football’s governing body has come under intense criticism since his failed plot to sell off stakes in the World Cup and other Fifa events.
Gianni Infantino continues to come under heavy criticism Credit: AFP
Jordanian FA president Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein slammed Fifa and its leader Credit: AFP
He backed down after a chaotic few days which saw football bodies around the world threaten a rebellion.
But despite the plans being thrown in the bin, Infantino continues to come under heavy fire as he desperately tries to cling on to the Fifa presidency.
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However, the president of the Jordan FA launched a damning attack on the Swiss.
And it is even claimed Fifa withheld funds owed to the Jordan FA – and that the Asian national team federation would benefit from backing Infantino.
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But the Jordan FA took a strong stance and insist they “refuse to give in” or “endorse” Infantino.
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, 50, wrote on X: “There is no shortage of issues regarding Fifa.
“Let me start by clarifying what some of these are from an FA perspective, in particular that of Jordan going into a World Cup for the first time.
“We are a small country with a minimal budget for our FA and had to deal with enormous hurdles.
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Jordan made their World Cup debut at the 2026 tournament this summer Credit: Getty
“First, getting our fans into the USA: not all were granted visas, even though they had tickets – which we also know were sold at exorbitant prices.
“Secondly, we are being taxed by the US govt through Fifa for our participation.
“Money that should go to players and staff.
“This was not the case for those who played and set up camp in Canada and Mexico.
“But we happened to be in the USA so now we face these huge costs in taxes for having participated.
“Thirdly we have been waiting for reward money for our players since December for the Arab Cup in Qatar, which is a Fifa event.
“The money our team should receive for having reached the final has not been delivered yet, while at the same time Fifa brags about how many billions they have in reserve.
“It is clear the problem really is with leadership.
“For months, Fifa has been refusing to help us on any of these or other matters – until it was verbally communicated to me during the World Cup that if I endorsed Infantino it would go a long way to helping our FA out.
“We pride ourselves in Jordan in upholding ethical values.
“We did not endorse him before and certainly will not now.
“But the whole situation amounts to blackmail and we refuse to give in to that.”
JattvibeSport has contacted Fifa for comment in response to Prince Ali’s tweet.
Interestingly, the support of national associations in Asia could be critical to Infantino’s re-election campaign in March.
However, he may not even reach that far if Fifa council members opt to oust him.
Uefa cranked up the pressure on Arsene Wenger to quit as Fifa’s head of global football development – but he has no intention of doing so.
European football chiefs, meanwhile, are ready to team up with other confederations to set up a rival World Cup to “paralyse Fifa”.
Infantino’s furious opponents are also prepared to boycott Fifa council and committee meetings, as well as refuse to ratify decisions.
The shameless lawyer has only notched 15 declarations of support from the 211 member nations since his botched project was revealed.
And The FA joined their Welsh counterparts in withdrawing their backing ahead of next year’s presidential election.
