Andrew Giuliani has praised Gianni Infantino. Photo: AP Amid the mounting pressure on Gianni Infantino, Andrew Giuliani has heaped praise on the FIFA Chief and said that people are jealous of "very high achievers". Infantino has been under pressure despite FIFA withdrawing the controversial sell-off plan. Many football associations have withdrawn their support for Infantino of late. "It's politics. I've seen this before. I've seen it before when they've targeted President Trump from a political perspective. I've seen it before when they've targeted other people," Giuliani told The Athletic. "People are jealous when people are very high achievers -- and what Gianni Infantino has done for FIFA is he's taken them to a whole new level that probably they didn't think was possible. You've got to remember, this is the first World Cup that Gianni Infantino was president for landing, right? He inherited the Russia and Qatar World Cups, and did a good job with those, but this is the first one. It's his vision on this. "What I'll tell you is that for any soccer confederation or football federation president who is thinking about not voting for Gianni Infantino, it would probably be one of the most foolish decisions of your professional life. This guy literally just put on the largest global sporting event ever without any incident, making over four times the revenue of the last World Cup, and you're thinking of ousting him. If Gianni Infantino doesn't get reelected unanimously, then whoever voted against him needs to get their head examined," he added. Infantino, who presented the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump in 2025, was first elected FIFA President in 2016. He was re-elected in 2019 and 2023. He is hoping to get re-elected again in 2027. But many football associations have withdrawn their support for him. Following the conclusion of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the governing body planned to raise $20 billion by selling stakes to private investors, while retaining the majority stake. Under this proposal, the 211 football associations would have received $20 million each. The amount would have increased to $66 million by 2038. But FIFA's plan received a huge backlash, forcing the body to scrap it. UEFA even threatened to boycott the World Cup if the proposal went ahead. Rishav Narang is an experienced writer with nine years of experience in sports journalism. He extensively writes on cricket and covers live matches, b... View More