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See the full story · 7 sourcesFIFA President Gianni Infantino (left) has come under fire once again from Aleksander Čeferin's (right) UEFA as well as CONCACAF and the AFC -Credit:Gualter Fatia - UEFA, UEFA via Getty Images
UEFA has joined forces with both the Asian and North and Central American soccer confederations to intensify pressure on FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Last week, UEFA confirmed it would maintain its boycott of FIFA competitions despite Infantino scrapping and apologizing for his controversial proposal to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
The European confederation stated that it had lost faith in Infantino, who remains in his position and retains backing from the African soccer confederation as well as individual nations such as Argentina and Mexico . Now, UEFA has allied with the AFC and CONCACAF, accusing the FIFA President of deception.
Their joint statement read, via The Mirror : "Dear Football Family, Football is the world's greatest shared passion. It belongs to no individual and no institution. It belongs to the players, the fans, the clubs, the Member Associations and every institution entrusted with safeguarding its future.
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"It is in that spirit, as confederations representing its members, that we speak collectively today. The growth over the past decade has been real. But that progress was never the work of one individual.
"It was the product of FIFA, the Confederations, the Member Associations, and the thousands of people who dedicate their lives to the game. The expanded tournaments, the awarding of the 2030 and 2034 FIFA World Cups, the distribution of resources to associations. These were shared achievements, agreed together, delivered together. This is not about money.
"The Confederations have already called for the responsible distribution of FIFA's vast existing reserves to further strengthen investment in the development of Member Associations. Nor is it about any Member Association losing the support it has earned, despite the fearmongering directed at our membership to suggest otherwise.
"Nor is it about revisiting the expansion of competitions, World Cup allocations, or any other decisions reached collectively. Those decisions were made together, and they must stand.
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"This is about something more fundamental: the integrity of the game, and the integrity of those elected to lead it. There is silence where there should be accountability, distance where there should be openness. These are not the qualities football deserves in its leadership.
"That is why we have taken this stance: not lightly and not alone, but together, and out of duty to the game we serve. Football's strength has always been its unity. We call for that unity to be honoured now, for leadership that serves football, not seeks to command it."
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