Gianni Infantino Calls Emergency FIFA Meeting as Pressure Mounts
UEFA and other confederations lost confidence in Infantino after the abandoned plan drew resignations, legal threats and calls for a governance boycott.
- On Wednesday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino convened an emergency staff meeting in Rabat, Morocco, amid mounting pressure following the collapse of plans to sell 20 per cent of FIFA Forward Enterprise to private investors.
- The controversial proposal to commercialize tournaments sparked internal turmoil, leading FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafstrom to email staff about a "sad and reproachable series of events" before the project was permanently abandoned last Saturday.
- Threatening a boycott, UEFA declared it has "lost confidence" in Infantino and is "actively considering" legal action, ordering FIFA to preserve documents related to the scrapped sell-off scheme.
- Seeking a majority of 19, FIFA Council members intend to stage a "governance boycott" that could effectively render the organization incapable of operating if their demands are refused.
- A deep global divide remains as Infantino faces accusations of "blackmail" from Jordan Football Association president Prince Ali bin Hussein, though he retains backing from several African and Asian federations.
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He did it while the criticisms over his handling of the plan to privatize the World Cup follow.
According to media reports, FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has invited to a crisis meeting of the World Federation in Morocco today. The newspaper "The Times" and the English channel Sky reported that the critical head of the World Federation ordered important employees to meet in the capital Rabat. According to the reports, however, it is unclear what the Swiss wants to discuss exactly.
Immediately after the crisis meeting of FIFA in Morocco, there are new revelations. The association is said to have sent prefabricated pro-infantino letters.
While different federations seek to erode their power, the current president maintained a conclave in Rabat
The leader meets with the leadership of the organization in Rabat after the majority rejection that received his plan to sell to private investors part of the World Cup while the Spanish Federation, with the final of the 2030 World Cup in the air, does not position itself on its continuity
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