Jordan FA President, Prince Ali Al Hussein, has issued a scathing statement against FIFA President Gianni Infantino by openly making blackmail allegations against him.
Jordan made their first-ever World Cup appearance in 2026, but the country’s joy has been shrouded in the FIFA controversies that have emerged in the aftermath of the tournament.
As national FAs are publicly withdrawing support from FIFA President Gianni Infantino after the failed FFE privatisation plan, Jordan’s FA is making a much bigger allegation.
Jordan feel blackmailed to support Gianni Infantino amid pending payouts
In a lengthy post on X, Prince Hussein pointed out the issues faced by Jordan fans with visas to attend the tournament, the severe taxes they need to pay in their host United States venue, and that they’re yet to receive the payout from winning the FIFA Arab Cup in December 2025.
Hussein ended by revealing he was told that publicly supporting Infantino would remedy these issues over the last few months, stating that he considers that blackmail.
“We pride ourselves in Jordan in upholding ethical values. We did not endorse him before and certainly will not now. But the whole situation amounts to blackmail, and we refuse to give in to that.”
Prince Hussein is among the most influential FIFA executives in the world, serving as FIFA Vice President with a strong anti-corruption stance. He’s lost FIFA Presidential elections to Sepp Blatter and Infantino in the past.
If Jordan’s allegations are true, it might motivate undecided member associations to strongly consider a public withdrawal of support, as this shows a lack of support at a national level between FIFA and an FA that Infantino views as hostile towards him.
Jordan never voted for Infantino in past presidential elections, and one of his biggest rivals ran their national FA, so the blackmail allegation seems compelling but still needs greater verification.
There will be new Presidential elections in March 2027, so Infantino will likely be forced to address this sooner rather than later to try and protect his position,
