The Lib Dems have urged the FA and UEFA to leave FIFA

During the World Cup, the relationship between UEFA and FIFA has been tense with the governing bodies Conflict in the Folarin Balogan incident and other issues.

UEFA, the governing body of European football, has announced that it has decided not to comply with the decision Balogan suspension He called it “unprecedented, incomprehensible and illogical,” saying it “crossed a red line.”

FIFA faces criticism. High cost of tickets to watch World Cup matches The variable pricing system and his response to Somali judge Omar Artan He was denied entry into the United States. To lead the race.

The Liberal Democrats said the examples showed FIFA had gone “too far”.

Infantino defended the ticket costs, which are in line with other US sporting events.

There are 211 national football associations that are full members of FIFA, which organizes the World Cup.

Even if the English FA is a member of FIFA and is excluded from the governing body, England would not be able to participate in the World Cup.

Sir Ed said football associations should work together to build a clean and transparent governing body that puts the fan first.

“The only way forward is for the FA to withdraw from FIFA in concert with other European governing bodies,” he added.

Infantino “crossed red line after red line,” says Sir Ed, accusing him of “allowing corporate greed to exploit fans at will, destroying the beautiful integrity of the game.”

It is time for UEFA to step away from FIFA and work with other confederations to build a clean and transparent governing body that puts fans first.

Football organisations’ campaign group Football Action Network says there should be a debate on FIFA’s future.

“If the game’s global governing body is unwilling to make reforms, nothing should be off the table,” Football Action Network chairman Niall Cooper said.

Infantino’s presidency of FIFA has been controversial since he was elected to lead the governing body in 2016.

Supporters argue that it has expanded the game and increased funding for member associations.

Critics say he is With centralized power, business growth is prioritized at the expense of the fan experience.and weakened governance standards.

It is expected that he will have enough support from the football associations to record a fourth term as president, and he will extend his term of office until 2031.

The Liberal Democrats’ spokeswoman for culture, media and sport, Anna Sabin, told parliament FIFA was “more like a closed-shop cartel than an independent international sporting body”.

She said: “Despite these toxic scandals, by stamping the rubber for the fourth time, football governing bodies are showing that they are content to sit in a rotten row rather than try to do better.

Sabine added: “Fans deserve transparency and honesty, not another four years of unproven lies.”