Football Australia has backed calls from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for stronger governance, transparency and accountability at FIFA.
Pressure continues to grow on world football’s governing body following the collapse of its controversial commercial proposal.
Football Australia said it supports the AFC’s position that the events of recent weeks should be met with “clear and credible action” to strengthen FIFA’s governance systems.
The Australian governing body said its priority was a “transparent and appropriately independent process” to establish what happened, why it happened and where governance, communication and decision-making processes fell short.
The statement follows a joint call from the AFC, UEFA and CONCACAF for greater accountability within FIFA after President Gianni Infantino’s proposal to create a commercial entity involving the sale of stakes in World Cup-related assets was abandoned.
The episode has since triggered a wider governance dispute in football, amid mounting calls for structural changes within FIFA.
FIFPRO Europe president David Terrier argued that the organisation needs sweeping governance reform rather than simply a change of leadership.
Football Australia stopped short of explicitly calling for Infantino’s resignation, instead aligning itself with the AFC’s broader call for institutional reform.
“Football Australia will continue to engage actively and constructively with and through our Confederation, the AFC, and alongside our fellow Member Associations as this process progresses,” the governing body said.
The position gives the AFC further backing from one of its major member associations.
FIFA faces an increasingly public and volatile debate over how power, commercial decision-making and accountability should operate within the global game.
Infantino remains in office and is seeking re-election, with the next FIFA presidential election scheduled for March 2027.
