The Scottish Football Association (SFA) will not support Gianni Infantino's bid for re-election as FIFA president in 2027, chief executive Ian Maxwell has confirmed.
Maxwell said the SFA remains fully behind UEFA's position, which issued a vote of no confidence in Infantino after a series of controversies during and after this summer's World Cup in America.
Backlash over World Cup plans
Infantino faced global outrage after proposing to sell a majority stake in the World Cup to private investors and increasing the tournament to 64 teams. Several countries, along with UEFA, threatened to boycott future competitions.
The controversy followed Infantino's handling of a red card shown to American striker Folarin Balogun, whose ban was overturned after a call with US President Donald Trump.
Scotland's position
Maxwell said: "UEFA put out their statement and we said we were fully behind their position. That absolutely remains the case. We can't say we've lost confidence in someone and then even consider re-electing them in due course.
"So we won't be voting for him when the election comes in early 2027. That's our position and we will see where it goes from here."
He added that the most successful and best attended World Cup ever had been overshadowed by the events, saying: "Every Scotland fan who was over there will tell you it was the best time of their lives. And that's now been overshadowed by what's happened next. That's not right, that cannot be where we are as a game."
Governance breakdown
Maxwell said Infantino's plan to sell off parts of the World Cup was the final straw, and insisted the SFA, including president Mike Mulraney, who chairs FIFA's finance committee, knew nothing of the proposal before it emerged in the media.
He said: "On one hand, a FIFA president or UEFA president coming to the members with an idea for something is their job. But the way that happened was just unacceptable.
"It can't leak into the media in the way it did, when it's that far down the line. There cannot have been no discussion with anybody. From what I understand, it's not even as though FIFA staff really knew that much about it. There's been a fundamental breakdown in governance, procedure and protocol. And that needs to change."
