New Zealand’s football federation withdraws support for Gianni Infantino

Support for Infantino has already been withdrawn by European governing body UEFA, the North and Central American confederation CONCACAF, and the Asian Football Confederation.

New Zealand has withdrawn its support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino (Bradley Collyer/PA)

New Zealand’s football federation has withdrawn its support for under-fire FIFA president Gianni Infantino in a break with the wider Oceania Football Confederation (OFC).

New Zealand Football (NZF), the country’s national governing body, has confirmed it will not back the incumbent president, who is losing global support rapidly over his aborted plan to sell off a stake in the World Cup to private investors, when he seeks re-election next year.