Embattled Infantino Target of Letter From Three Confederations
The confederations accuse Gianni Infantino of deception and say a third-party investigator should review FIFA’s abandoned plan to sell World Cup rights.
- On Monday, UEFA, Concacaf, and the Asian Football Confederation accused FIFA of a "fundamental breach of trust" over plans to sell a stake in the FIFA World Cup, questioning the integrity of football's leadership.
- In an "open letter to the football family" revealed Monday, the confederations took aim at FIFA president Gianni Infantino, saying the process represented a "profound failure of judgment" and accusing him of acting like someone who "believes the game is answerable to him."
- The confederations argued the proposal's "compressed timeline" was designed to limit scrutiny, noting that only FIFA-employed staff attended the leadership meeting in Morocco rather than the full committee.
- FIFA acknowledged to its 211 Member Associations that "mistakes were made in the process," though critics dismissed this as a failure of communication rather than addressing the underlying governance breach.
- While the three confederations campaign for Infantino to resign, Argentina, Morocco, and Mexico have backed the president, and the African Football Confederation has expressed unanimous support for his leadership.
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UEFA, the Confederation of North and Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) are pressuring FIFA.
Three continental football confederations are criticizing FIFA's leadership in exceptionally harsh terms.
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In a letter, UEFA, Concacaf and AFC are trying to reassure the last two continental federations that support Gianni Infantino.
The president of the Association Transparency and Democracy in Sport has raised his accusation before the Ethics Commission of FIFA. More information: Infantino, cornered: UEFA, AFC and Concacaf join forces with a statement that puts in check the governance of FIFA
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