A notable Arab presence: who are the contenders to succeed Infantino at FIFA?
Speculation is mounting over who could eventually succeed Gianni Infantino as FIFA president, with five prominent football figures regularly cited as the most likely contenders for the role, including two from the Arab world.
Speculation is intensifying within international football over who might eventually succeed Gianni Infantino as FIFA president, as debate grows around the medium-term future of leadership at world football's governing body.
Topping the list of names circulating is Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, president of the Asian Football Confederation, who has previously stood in a FIFA presidential election, alongside Yasser Al-Misehal, president of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, giving the Arab world a notable presence among potential contenders.
The list also includes Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football, as well as Alejandro Domínguez, president of CONMEBOL, and Aleksander Čeferin, president of UEFA, all figures with extensive experience in continental football administration.
Observers say each candidate's chances will hinge on their ability to build support across the various continental confederations, while none of the names mentioned has so far shown any official intention to run, with these projections remaining, for now, in the realm of analysis and media speculation.