UEFA says it’s lost confidence in FIFA’s Infantino after failed private equity plan - AP News
UEFA and other major soccer governing bodies have publicly withdrawn their confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino. This follows the collapse of Infantino's controversial $20 billion plan to sell World Cup profits to private investors.
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The internal revolt threatens the stability of global soccer governance and could lead to a leadership change at the top of FIFA.
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GENEVA (AP) — Successfully stopping Gianni Infantino’s FIFA plan to sell World Cup profits to private investors was the first half of a high-stakes game in global soccer politics.
The second half kicked off Saturday with what seemed a clear aim of ending Infantino’s decade-long presidency.
“No option should be off the table,” said European soccer body UEFA, whose president Aleksander Čeferin has led the fight against Infantino in a seismic week for FIFA.
“The current FIFA leadership has not only lost UEFA’s confidence but also that of many other members of the football family.”
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