Former Real Madrid and Barcelona star Luis Figo has called for "deceitful" Gianni Infantino to quit as pressure mounts on the under-fire FIFA president. But former Portugal forward Figo heaped pressure on Infantino as he blasted the plan and demanded his resignation. But the solution needs only three: Infantino must go," Figo wrote in the Daily Mail on Wednesday (August 5, 2026). "Infantino has debased the office of FIFA president that he promised to elevate," said Figo, who won a host of trophies in his glittering playing career. "It is too late to save his dignity but it is not too late to save football.