Scottish FA withdraws support for FIFA boss Gianni Infantino

[p]A host of European federations have already scrapped their backing of Infantino, including England, Ireland and Wales.[/p][p]And the Scottish FA on Monday became the latest to officially turn its back on Infantino, who hopes to survive the controversy as he bids for re-election at next year's FIFA Congress.[/p][p][b]The governing body's chief executive Ian Maxwell said: "The Scottish FA will not be voting for Gianni Infantino. That's in line with the UEFA position and we've maintained that stance throughout."[/b][/p][embed guid="1b0656fd-e417-4969-bd33-19f4b72cffd5" url="https://x.com/BBCSportScot/status/2089328673232925177" social-type="twitter" /][p]Infantino remains under extreme pressure, with three confederations accusing him of "deception" over his private investor World Cup plan in an open letter published last week.[/p][p]SFA president Mike Mulraney is the current chair of FIFA's finance committee.[/p][p][b]"When you're an administrator in football, you shouldn't be anywhere near the camera anywhere near as often as has been the case," Maxwell said.[/b][/p][p][b]"There's obviously been a fall-down in governance, there's been a lack of transparency, there's been a lack of engagement with member associations, and that's something that we need to address.[/b][/p][p][b]"The transparency and the governance needs to change. What form that takes, what that looks like, is up for a bit of debate."[/b][/p]