周五，在获得非洲足球官员支持，并有报道称一位潜在竞争对手退出竞选世界足坛最高管理职位的角逐后，詹尼·因凡蒂诺争取连任国际足联主席的竞选势头进一步增强。
Gianni Infantino's bid to remain the head of world football's governing body Fifa gathered strength on Friday after backing from African executives and reports that a potential rival was pulling out of the race for the job as the game's most powerful administrator.
非洲足球联合会（CAF）主席帕特里斯·莫特塞佩在周四于佛得角萨尔岛举行的为期三天的CAF战略会议上，对因凡蒂诺支持非洲足球的做法表示赞赏。
The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, hailed Infantino on Thursday for his support for African football during a three-day CAF strategy meeting on Sal island in Cape Verde.
莫特塞佩在向组成CAF的54个国家足协代表发表讲话时称：“我们一致通过决议，支持他，并将在下一届选举中继续支持他。”
"We took a resolution, unanimous that we support him and we will stand by him for the next elections," Motsepe said in an address to delegates from the 54 national federations that form the CAF.
现年56岁的因凡蒂诺，因其失败的商业子公司计划而遭到国际足联欧洲、亚洲和北美成员协会的批评。该计划旨在负责运营世界杯和世俱杯等国际足联最重要的赛事。
Infantino, 56, has faced criticism from Fifa member associations in Europe, Asia and North America over his botched plan to create a commercial subsidiary to run Fifa's biggest events such as the World Cup and Club World Cup.
今年9月，法国足协（FFF）撤回了对他的支持。该足协不仅批评了相关提案，也批评了因凡蒂诺管理国际足联的方式——而法国足协的前身正是1904年国际足联的创始组织之一。
In September, the French Football Federation (FFF) withdrew its support. It criticised the proposals as well as the way Infantino runs Fifa, which a forerunner of the FFF helped to found in 1904.
10月，瑞士足球官员也撤回了对他的支持。他们表示，对国际足联允许美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普干涉2026年在美国、墨西哥和加拿大联合举办世界杯的方式感到担忧。
In October, Swiss football administrators also pulled their backing. They said they were concerned over the way that Fifa allowed United States President Donald Trump to interfere with the 2026 World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada.
特朗普透露，他曾联系国际足联，敦促该组织撤销对美国前锋福拉林·巴洛贡的禁赛一场处罚。巴洛贡在7月1日美国对阵波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那的比赛中被红牌罚下。在美国队对阵比利时的16强赛前一日，这一处罚被取消。
Trump revealed he had contacted Fifa and urged it to suspend a one-match ban on US striker Folarin Balogun for his red card during the United States' game against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 July. The penalty was lifted the day before the Americans played Belgium in the last 16.
作为国际足联的另一个创始成员，瑞士足协也表达了对因凡蒂诺允许私人资本投资世界杯计划的担忧。
The Swiss Football Association, another of the Fifa founding members, also cited its reservations over Infantino's plan to allow private investment in the World Cup.
欧洲足球负责人称，他们对国际足联主席因凡蒂诺已失去信心。目前，只有前瑞士国脚拉蒙·维加宣布有意在3月18日于摩洛哥拉巴特举行的国际足联主席选举中，与因凡蒂诺展开角逐。
European football chiefs say they have lost confidence in Fifa boss Infantino Only the former Swiss international Ramon Vega has announced his intention to run against Infantino in the election for Fifa president, which takes place on 18 March in Rabat in Morocco.
周五有报道称，北美洲足联（Concacaf）主席维克托·蒙塔利亚尼不会在11月18日的截止日期前宣布参选。
On Friday, reports emerged that Victor Montagliani, the head of North American confederation Concacaf, would not present himself as a candidate before the 18 November deadline.
据报道，这位61岁的加拿大商人曾告诉北美洲足联的工作人员，他打算寻求第三个完整任期，继续领导这个代表北美洲、中美洲和加勒比地区的洲际管理机构。
The 61-year-old Canadian businessman reportedly told Concacaf staff that he intends to seek a third full term heading the continental governing body, which represents North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
如果该消息属实，则几乎可以排除蒙塔利亚尼挑战因凡蒂诺的可能性。因凡蒂诺于2016年接任主席一职。
If confirmed, it would all but rule out Montagliani from challenging Infantino, who took over in 2016.
欧洲权利组织敦促国际足联在2030年世界杯前加强足球运动的诚信建设。在因凡蒂诺的领导下，2022年世界杯在卡塔尔举行——这是该赛事首次在中东国家举办。2026年世界杯则首次扩军至48支球队。
Europe rights body urges Fifa to strengthen integrity of football ahead of 2030 Under his stewardship, the 2022 World Cup took place in Qatar – the first time the tournament was staged in a country in the Middle East. The 2026 event brought the first 48-team competition.
尽管自7月19日西班牙击败阿根廷夺得冠军以来，反对声音日益增多，但因凡蒂诺仍获得了2034年世界杯主办国沙特阿拉伯以及南美洲足联（Conmebol）的支持。
Despite increasing opposition since Spain beat Argentina to lift the trophy on 19 July, Infantino retains the backing of 2034 World Cup hosts Saudi Arabia, as well as the South American confederation Conmebol.
上个月，欧洲冠军巴黎圣日耳曼俱乐部主席纳赛尔·阿尔-赫拉伊菲排除了自己可能成为推翻因凡蒂诺的候选人的可能性。
Last month, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the president of the European champions Paris Saint-Germain, ruled himself out as a possible contender to topple Infantino.
在欧洲足球俱乐部年度会议结束后，阿尔-赫拉伊菲在哥本哈根表示：“我对国际足联毫无兴趣。我既没有相关计划，也没有成为国际足联领导人的野心。”
Speaking in Copenhagen after the annual meeting of the European Football Clubs, Al-Khelaifi said: "I have zero interest in Fifa. I have zero agenda or ambition to be there."