La Liga president Javier Tebas calls for Fifa president Gianni Infantino to quit, and claims the governing body is "destroying the football industry".

Javier Tebas was heavily critical of Gianni Infantino, who has been president of Fifa since 2016 La Liga president Javier Tebas has called for Fifa president Gianni Infantino to step down, claiming the world governing body is "destroying the football industry". In an interview with Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, external, the head of the Spanish league also criticised World Cup hydration breaks, the final's lengthy half-time interval, the postponement of a suspension for United States striker Folarin Balogun, and the future possibility of a 64-team summer tournament. When asked if Infantino should quit, Tebas said: "In my opinion, yes, I think his time is up." However, he stated that the 56-year-old has the support of national federations, and claimed Fifa's election system is "rotten at its core". "There's no opposition candidate, nobody wants to stand just to lose," Tebas said. The head of Spain's top flight was in the US to see his country win the 2026 World Cup. "These past few days here in America, I've heard many people who are against Infantino, who disagree with what he's doing," Tebas said.