@FootynewsMEXICO WAS GOING FOR EVERYTHING! The Mexican Football Federation put in formal bids for three huge tournaments: the 2027 Spanish Super Cup, the 2027 Gold Cup, and the 2029 Club World Cup. Their play was straightforward, leverage strong institutional backing for Gianni Infantino to lock in hosting rights. With presidential support, the FMF pushed to bring the Club World Cup to Mexico, counting on refreshed infrastructure after the World Cup, and they’d already reached out to the Spanish Federation about moving the Spanish Super Cup onto Mexican soil. Then the FIFA Forward Enterprise crisis hit. The FMF publicly lined up behind Infantino and broke from the opposition bloc driven by parts of UEFA and CONCACAF. That move, per the source, came with a heavy political price. Without CONCACAF’s backing, the 2027 Gold Cup looks practically out of reach. And if Infantino doesn’t get re-elected, the 2029 Club World Cup gets complicated too. IN FOOTBALL POLITICS, EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE.

@FootynewsMEXICO WAS GOING FOR EVERYTHING! The Mexican Football Federation put in formal bids for three huge tournaments: the 2027 Spanish Super Cup, the 2027 Gold Cup, and the 2029 Club World Cup. Their play was straightforward, leverage strong institutional backing for Gianni Infantino to lock in hosting rights. With presidential support, the FMF pushed to bring the Club World Cup to Mexico, counting on refreshed infrastructure after the World Cup, and they’d already reached out to the Spanish Federation about moving the Spanish Super Cup onto Mexican soil. Then the FIFA Forward Enterprise crisis hit. The FMF publicly lined up behind Infantino and broke from the opposition bloc driven by parts of UEFA and CONCACAF. That move, per the source, came with a heavy political price. Without CONCACAF’s backing, the 2027 Gold Cup looks practically out of reach. And if Infantino doesn’t get re-elected, the 2029 Club World Cup gets complicated too. IN FOOTBALL POLITICS, EVERYTHING HAS A PRICE.