Several UEFA member associations are quietly assembling a coalition to find someone, anyone, willing to take on FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the next presidential election. Among the names circulating: Nasser Al-Khelaifi, the president of Paris Saint-Germain and head of Qatar Sports Investments.

The governance battle taking shape

The effort is still in its early stages. No formal nomination timeline has been announced, and no confirmed list of challengers exists. What we know is that multiple European football associations are coordinating behind the scenes to identify a credible alternative to Infantino, who has led FIFA since 2016.

Al-Khelaifi is an interesting name to surface in these conversations. He…