
欧洲足球管理机构欧足联详细阐述了其心目中接替詹ni·因凡蒂诺(Gianni Infantino)领导国际足联(FIFA)的新主席人选标准——“一个受人尊敬、具有凝聚力、深深扎根于足球的人”。
European football’s governing body UEFA has detailed the kind of president it wants to replace Gianni Infantino with to run FIFA – “a respected and unifying figure, deeply rooted in football”.
欧足联周四表示,该候选人应“在全球代表国际足联,并在不具体行使管理职能的情况下提供领导力”。此前,欧足联的55个成员协会举行会议,制定了一项战略,力争在11月18日的截止日期前为因凡蒂诺寻找一名竞争对手。
A candidate who “represents FIFA globally and provides leadership without exercising management functions,” UEFA said on Thursday, after a meeting of its 55 member federations that shaped a strategy to find an opponent for Infantino before a November 18 deadline.
周四的会议并未讨论具体的人选可能是谁,不过在争取国际足联211个成员协会的全球选票时,这个人选不会是欧足联主席亚历山大·切费林(Aleksander Ceferin),且潜在地可能并非欧洲人。
Exactly who that candidate could be was not discussed on Thursday, though it will not be UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin – and potentially not be European – in the search for global votes among the 211 FIFA-member federations.
切费林确实在会上确认,他将竞选连任,并将于明年4月22日在哈萨克斯坦阿斯塔纳开启其第四个也是最后一个任期。与切费林一样,因凡蒂诺也是在2016年当选的,并正寻求延续至2031年的第四个任期。
Ceferin did use the meeting to confirm he will stand for re-election for a fourth and final term next April 22 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Like Ceferin, Infantino was also elected in 2016 and seeks a fourth term through to 2031.
自7月以来,斯洛文尼亚律师切费林一直领导着全球足球官员的行动,试图在明年3月18日于摩洛哥拉巴特举行的国际足联选举之前或选举期间,将因凡蒂诺赶下这个日益具有行政长官风格的主席宝座。
Slovenian lawyer Ceferin has led global efforts by football officials since July to oust Infantino from his increasingly executive-style presidency before or at the FIFA election next March 18 in Rabat, Morocco.
因凡蒂诺曾秘密且迅速推进一项计划,试图将世界杯和其他赛事的股份出售给私人投资者,这加剧了欧足联对国际足联项目和治理长期以来的不安,促使其决定推出竞争对手候选人与他对垒。
Infantino’s secretive and quickly defeated plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and other tournaments to private investors pushed UEFA’s long-held unease with FIFA projects and governance towards running a rival candidate against him.
柏林全天会议结束后,欧足联在声明中表示:“国际足联同样需要新的领导层:一个受人尊敬、具有凝聚力、深深扎根于足球的人物,具备领导的愿景和经验、在各大洲树立信心的能力,以及对发展、改革、廉洁和独立的坚定承诺。”
“FIFA also needs new leadership: a respected and unifying figure, deeply rooted in football, with the vision and experience to lead, the ability to command confidence across regions and an unequivocal commitment to development, reform, integrity and independence,” UEFA said in a statement after the daylong meeting in Berlin.
欧足联重申了此前的承诺,即国际足联的所有成员都应从该管理机构的储备金中获得一笔1000万美元的一次性红利。
UEFA repeated an earlier promise that all of FIFA’s members should receive a one-off $10m dividend from the governing body’s reserves.
在美国、加拿大和墨西哥男足世界杯带来丰厚利润后,国际足联的现金储备接近60亿美元。
FIFA’s cash reserves stand at close to $6bn after the lucrative men’s World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
欧足联对国际足联的“行政干预”表示担忧。针对国际足联在一些世界杯判罚上的公正性质疑,欧足联提出了一系列未来改革措施,呼吁“国际足联监督机构的任命和工作应免受主席或行政层的干预”。
UEFA flags concern about ‘executive interference’ at FIFA Addressing doubts about the integrity of some World Cup decisions by FIFA, the UEFA slate of future changes urged that “appointments and work of FIFA’s oversight bodies are protected from presidential or executive interference”.
国际足联在处理克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多、美国前锋福拉林·巴洛贡以及刚果门将利昂内尔·姆帕西的红牌或球员资格问题时,已引发全球关注。
FIFA’s handling of World Cup red card or player eligibility cases for Cristiano Ronaldo, United States forward Folarin Balogun and Congo goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi has provoked global concern.
关于因凡蒂诺干预场上赛事问题的担忧,可追溯至国际足联将利昂内尔·梅西所在的迈阿密国际队纳入2025年世俱杯名单之时——当时该队并非美国职业足球大联盟冠军,且这一决定既无明确协商程序,也无公开流程。
Concerns about Infantino intervening in field-of-play issues date to FIFA adding Lionel Messi’s team, Inter Miami, to the 2025 Club World Cup when it was not the Major League Soccer champion – and after no clear consultation or process to make the decision.
欧足联表示,其向国际足联提出的改革清单获得了除阿塞拜疆以外的所有成员国支持,而阿塞拜疆已承诺投票支持因凡蒂诺。因凡蒂诺在全球竞选活动中的一位关键助手便来自阿塞拜疆。
UEFA said its reforms list for FIFA was backed by all of its members except Azerbaijan, which has pledged its vote to Infantino. One of Infantino’s key aides in his globetrotting election campaign is from Azerbaijan.
欧足联在改革建议中明确写道:“国际足联的任何资源均不得用于个人利益或选举目的。”
In a pointed suggestion, UEFA’s list of possible reforms included: “No FIFA resources may be used for personal or electoral interests”.
因凡蒂诺向非洲选民重申国际足联对非洲足球的投入。正当欧足联制定针对因凡蒂诺的策略时,这位前欧足联长期雇员正在佛得角出席非洲54个国际足联成员协会的会议,并获得了全场起立鼓掌。
Infantino reminds African voters of their FIFA money While UEFA was deciding its strategy against Infantino, its former longtime employee was in Cape Verde getting a standing ovation at a meeting of the 54 FIFA member federations from Africa.
国际足联副主席帕特里斯·莫特塞佩向其领导的非洲足球联合会成员们呼吁给予掌声。
The applause was urged by FIFA Vice President Patrice Motsepe to members of the Confederation of African Football he leads.
几分钟前,因凡蒂诺还向选民们回顾了自2016年2月当选以来,国际足联对非洲足球所做的投资。
Infantino had minutes earlier reminded his voters of investments FIFA made for African football since he was elected in February 2016.
“通过FIFA Forward计划,我们在10年里已向非洲投资了10亿美元,其中过去四年就投入了5亿美元。我们实施了124个不同项目,并开展了许多其他行动,”因凡蒂诺说道。“当然,我们需要继续携手并肩,沿着这条道路前进。”
“With the FIFA Forward programme we have invested, in 10 years, 1 billion US dollars in Africa, 500 million in the last four years. One hundred and 24 different projects and many other actions,” Infantino said. “We need to continue, of course together, on this path.”
维加再次尝试竞选FIFA主席。本周表示希望与因凡蒂诺一较高下的候选人之一,是前瑞士国家队和托特纳姆热刺队的后卫拉蒙·维加。
Vega tries again to be a FIFA presidential candidate One person who said this week he does want to run against Infantino is former Switzerland and Tottenham defender Ramon Vega.
如果成功,这将是维加第二次挑战因凡蒂诺。2019年,他曾未能获得申请所需的五个投票联合会的支持。
It would be Vega’s second attempt to challenge Infantino after he failed to get the required five voting federations to support an application in 2019.
目前尚不清楚维加是否符合资格要求,即在过去五年中至少有两年在足球领域担任过受认可的角色。
It is unclear if Vega meets the eligibility test of having had a recognised role in football for at least two of the past five years.