Gianni Infantino was supposed to steer Fifa back on the right path after a series of corruption charges took out some of the organisation's highest ranking officials.

The Swiss prosecutors have now turned their attention to Infantino himself however.

DP politician Anne Brasseur (herself a former Sports Minister) is highly critical of Infantino and demands an immediate suspension of the FIFA president. It is alleged that he secretly met with the Swiss prosecutor Michel Lauber, who was in charge of the so-called "FIFA Gate", on three separate occasions in the years 2016 and 2017. The 2006 World Cup in Germany was also part of this affair, but it was announced in April that this particular matter would now fall under the statute of limitations.

Brasseur, who was tasked with a report on the "adequate governance of football" initiative in 2018, considers the current situation scandalous: "FIFA was already supposed to undergo an extensive reformation process under president Sepp Blatter, and I was hopeful that Infantino would now be the man to follow through on those promises. It seems though as if the situation is now worse than ever." She further noted that the secret nature of the meetings was unacceptable, and the timing of the limitation period highly concerning.

Meanwhile, the Swiss prosecutor Lauber has stepped down from his position. Infantino on the other hand remains in office, while FIFA's ethics commission is reluctant to take a stand on the issue. Brasseur noted in that regard that the commission lacked the necessary independence to announce a suspension of the president, which makes the sport's credibility suffer: "Sports enthusiasts and those who live for football clearly deserve more!"