International football federation FIFA believes that it is witnessing a deliberate attempt to harm the reputation of the organization and its President Gianni Infantino, reads a FIFA statement published on the X social network by journalist Ben Jacobs. "It is increasingly evident that there is a concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine FIFA and its President. "Recent reporting has included unsubstantiated assertions and demonstrably false claims concerning FIFA and its President. Speculation and insinuation should not be presented as fact, and repetition does not make an allegation true,’ FIFA continued. Infantino served as UEFA General Secretary from 2009 to 2016 before becoming FIFA president.