Michel Platini, the former UEFA president and French football legend, has publicly demanded that FIFA president Gianni Infantino step down, accusing him of failing to uphold the rules of the game. In an interview with a French media outlet on Sunday, Platini stated, "Economic affairs are one thing, but Infantino has failed because he is the guarantor of the rules of the game and he didn’t respect them." Platini's criticism centers on several controversies during the recently concluded World Cup in North America, including hydration breaks that lasted up to four minutes and were used for advertisements, a halftime show in the final that overran the 15-minute limit, and the suspension of a red card for American forward Folarin Balogun after a phone call from President Trump.