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Victor Montagliani eyes re-election at Concacaf that would rule out Fifa presidency run

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Concacaf president Victor Montagliani has clarified his intentions to staff at the confederation after he was touted as a potential rival to Gianni Infantino at Fifa

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Section: Football
By: Matt Hughes, Nick Ames
Published: Oct 8, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Updated: Oct 8, 2026, 6:28 PM UTC

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#victor #montagliani #eyes #election #concacaf

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Victor Montagliani

Canadian soccer executive and businessman

Vittorio "Victor" Montagliani is a Canadian businessman, soccer executive, and the president of CONCACAF. He is a vice president of the FIFA Council. Montagliani was previously the president of the Canadian Soccer Association from 2012 to 2017.

CONCACAF

International governing body for association football in North America

The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF, is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 41 member associations represent countries and territories mainly in North America, including the Caribbean and Central America, and, for cultural and historical reasons, three nations from the Guianas subregion of South America: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana.

FIFA

International governing body of association football

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is an international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises 211 national associations.

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Montagliani to seek CONCACAF re-election in boost for Infantino: reportsYahoo Sports28 hr. ago
Victor Montagliani eyes re-election at Concacaf that would rule out Fifa presidency runinkl33 hr. ago
Gianni Infantino gets a major boost! potential FIFA rival Victor Montagliani rules out challenge as UEFA races to find unifying candidateYahoo30 hr. ago
Victor Montagliani eyes re-election at Concacaf that would rule out Fifa presidency runAOL.caCanada33 hr. ago

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