Top Four European Leagues Align in Joint Demand for FIFA Reform

Premier League, Serie A, LaLiga and Bundesliga publish coordinated statement against Infantino's leadership, citing calendar, governance and financial disputes.

The Premier League has joined Serie A, LaLiga and the Bundesliga in a coordinated demand for structural reform at FIFA, citing a crisis of confidence in president Gianni Infantino's leadership.

The four leagues will publish a single joint statement directed at the world governing body. Specific reform proposals have not yet been disclosed, but the statement signals an escalation in the long-running dispute over the international match calendar, fixture congestion, governance and financial distribution.

A separate report frames the coalition as a direct response to FIFA's recent expansion of the Club World Cup and the 2026 World Cup, both of which have added fixtures to already crowded domestic schedules. Tensions between European domestic leagues and FIFA have also centred on unilateral decisions taken by the world body on issues that cut across domestic competitions.

Serie A's participation carries weight. The coalition itself is described as an unprecedented alignment among Europe's top-flight competitions, who have historically pursued grievances with FIFA through UEFA channels rather than as a direct bloc.

The four leagues carry the commercial and competitive weight behind both the Champions League and the wider European game — a lever FIFA cannot easily neutralise. UEFA's position, when it lands, will determine whether the four-league front holds.