FIFA has pushed back against what it describes as a campaign to remove president Gianni Infantino, after a bombshell allegation emerged claiming he had an affair with a former UEFA staff member. The governing body has framed the claims as part of a wider effort to undermine Infantino's leadership, though the full details of the allegations and FIFA's specific response were not available in the article text provided.

The dispute reportedly touches on tensions between FIFA and UEFA figures, though the article supplied did not include further specifics, numbers or direct quotes to confirm the exact nature of the allegations or FIFA's rebuttal. As such, this summary is necessarily limited to the claims outlined in the headline.