Will anyone stop re-election of Infantino as Fifa president?

Little more than two months since news broke of Infantino's Fifa Forward Enterprise proposal, the chances appear slim that Gianni Infantino might be removed as president. Remember when pretty much everyone thought Gianni Infantino's days were numbered as Fifa president? It is little more than two months since news broke of Infantino's Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, the plan to sell off commercial rights in the World Cup to a private equity firm. Infantino, who had seemed impregnable as the head of world football's governing body, suddenly appeared not only to be vulnerable, but in fact in an untenable position. Yet, with 40 days to go until the 18 November deadline for nominations for the presidential election, senior figures in world football now firmly believe the 56-year-old may well be unopposed.

Uefa thought that FFE had given it the chance to cut the head off the snake. Except Uefa did not quite have the necessary weapons to pull it off, to overthrow a figure who has built up considerable levels of support in the rest of the world. No election, no challenge, just another coronation at the Fifa Congress in Rabat on 18 March. Right now, you cannot shake the feeling that Infantino has won. Victor Montagliani, left, was thought to be Gianni Infantino's most likely challenger but has chosen