European clubs leader Al-Khelaïfi of PSG says he won't be candidate in FIFA presidential election

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Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, who leads Paris Saint-Germain and the European Football Clubs group, said he will not run in FIFA’s presidential election. European soccer leaders are seeking a challenger to incumbent Gianni Infantino amid opposition to Infantino’s proposed sale of stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.

European soccer’s search for a candidate to challenge Gianni Infantino in the FIFA presidential election will not land on clubs’ leader Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, the Paris Saint-Germain boss insisted Tuesday. Al-Khelaïfi also is chairman of the influential European Football Clubs group and so sits on the executive committee of UEFA, which is leading efforts to oust Infantino after his failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.