FIFA president Gianni Infantino has strongly denied allegations that UEFA made a six-figure severance payment to a woman with whom he was alleged to have had a relationship while he was secretary general of European football's governing body.

The 45-year-old lawyer and former footballer who played 73 matches for Norway has been highly vocal about international football's woes under Infantino.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Friday received support from several leading South American football figures as he visited Colombia amidst the crisis engulfing world football's governing body.

Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) President Lise Klaveness called for the resignation of FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Friday, saying that he no longer had the confidence of the football community.

Mexico and Argentina's football associations have thrown their support behind FIFA President Gianni Infantino, as the world soccer chief faces a fierce backlash over a now-abandoned proposal to sell off some of the commercial rights to the World Cup.

The 56-year-old Swiss official has also been criticised by South American body CONMEBOL. But he did get backing from the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

European soccer's governing body UEFA stressed that its key conditions for a return to FIFA competitions had not been met.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino privately offered Morocco the right to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup final in exchange for political backing, according to a report by The Times.

The proposal to sell a 20% stake in a new commercial rights entity to private investors in a deal that would have raised about $4.2 billion provoked a fierce backlash and was withdrawn last Friday.

Infantino is fighting to save his job after a fierce backlash against his plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup.

The FIFA president has been the subject of a torrent of criticism, and no small amount of personal abuse, since he floated the idea of the new commercial rights body to FIFA's 211 member associations last week.

Multiple US cities that hosted World Cup matches are seeking millions of dollars they believe world soccer's governing body FIFA promised them, The Athletic reported on Tuesday.

Jordan Football Association President Ali bin Hussein launched a public attack on FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Tuesday, accusing him of "blackmail" and claiming FIFA offered to help solve the kingdom's problems in exchange for his endorsement.

Gianni Infantino's bid for a fourth and final term as FIFA president next March is increasingly shaping up as a political battle, with his once-solid global support beginning to fracture even as Africa appears determined to remain his strongest pillar.

The crisis triggered by FIFA President Gianni Infantino's abandoned proposal to sell off a stake in the World Cup deepened on Tuesday with influential executives publicly distancing themselves from the project while scrambling to contain the damage.

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said the decision to scrap FIFA president Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup was "absolutely necessary and beyond question".

FIFA President Gianni Infantino sought support from the Trump administration amid mounting criticism after his abandoned plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights, the New York Post said on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Both women are former internationals, with McAllister representing Wales and Klaveness earning 73 caps for Norway, and have built reputations as advocates for stronger governance in football.

Infantino is expected to seek a fourth and final term as FIFA president when the governing body holds its next presidential election in March.

According to a BBC Sport report, Gianni Infantino's grip on the FIFA presidency has been shaken after his controversial attempt to sell stakes in FIFA competitions to private investment firms without the apparent knowledge of football's governing bodies.