Concacaf slams Gianni Infantino after FIFA plan is scrapped
Concacaf and UEFA have publicly criticized FIFA president Gianni Infantino after he scrapped a controversial plan to sell a stake in the organization to private investors. The backlash has led to calls for a leadership reckoning, with some officials resigning and others questioning Infantino's governance.
Why it matters
The internal conflict within FIFA threatens the stability of global football governance and the leadership of its president ahead of upcoming elections.
Hear this story Concacaf has taken aim directly at FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who scrapped his controversial plan to sell off a stake in the organization to private investors.
Infantino introduced his proposal on Tuesday, July 28 but after a massive backlash — led in part by Concacaf — he admitted defeat on Friday, July 31.
UEFA led the charge against the proposal, saying it would boycott FIFA competitions until it was scrapped. Concacaf also announced it would reject the plan on Thursday.
On Saturday, UEFA said that it no longer had confidence in Infantino to lead FIFA. Just hours later, Concacaf followed with a similar statement.
"The events of recent days have exposed something that cannot now be set aside: the future of the FIFA World Cup, the greatest asset in world football, was advanced outside every established governance framework, without transparency, consultation or due process," the statement read.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in