‘Football belongs to no individual’: Infantino hit by extraordinary joint rebuke from Uefa, Concacaf and AFC
LAUSANNE, Aug 10 — Fifa president Gianni Infantino came under renewed fire today as a joint letter from three conf...
Fifa president Gianni Infantino came under intense scrutiny as a joint statement from Uefa, Concacaf, and AFC denounced football as "belonging to no individual." The criticism against Infantino intensified following his attempt to introduce private investment into Fifa competitions, including the World Cups, which he subsequently withdrew.
Despite Fifa's rebuttal arguing against attempts to undermine the governing body and Infantino, the latest joint letter from European football's (Uefa), North and Central America's (Concacaf), and Asia's (AFC) confederations revealed that his detractors remained undeterred. The confederations emphasized that "leadership in football is not a possession.
It is not about holding — or demanding — power to be held." They further stated, "When trust is broken through deception, when an individual places himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority, that duty has been abandoned."
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