FIFA boss Gianni Infantino targeted by Times Square billboard demanding his ouster

Fans calling for the ouster of FIFA President Gianni Infantino took their campaign to Times Square on Friday, blasting the soccer boss on a giant billboard and urging federations to bar him from matches and tournaments.The digital display, which went live at 6 a.m.at the corner of Broadway and West 43rd Street, flashed messages including “FIFA DESERVES A LEADER NOT A DEALER” and “SOCCER CONFEDERATIONS: REMOVE INFANTINO.” The protest comes as Infantino faces a widening revolt over his leadership of FIFA, including the collapse of a controversial plan to bring outside investors into a commercial subsidiary that could have raised as much as $4.2 billion at an implied $20 billion valuation.Last week, The Post reported that Infantino abruptly cancelled a planned appearance and speech at a dinner that was attended by Wall Street titans in the Hamptons.Infantino has come under fire after his so-called FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal drew fierce opposition from UEFA and its 55 member associations, which accused FIFA of developing the plan without meaningful consultation.The various regional governing bodies were so incensed that they threatened to pull national teams from FIFA competitions while it remained on the table.UEFA is now seeking evidence from Josh Kushner through the federal courts here in the US for a potential criminal complaint in Switzerland over alleged criminal mismanagement tied to the proposal.FIFA has denied wrongdoing and characterized the legal push as a “smear campaign.” No court has found that Infantino criminally mismanaged FIFA or personally profited from the abandoned plan.The fans behind Friday’s billboard accused Infantino of trying to “sell international football” and called on soccer’s governing bodies to remove him.“We are football fans first and foremost and believe we echo the feelings of fans everywhere regarding Infantino and the threat he poses to the future of football,” the group said in a statement.The organi...