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- Uefa, the Asian Football Confederation , and Concacaf rejected Gianni Infantino's proposals to sell stakes in tournaments to private investors, with Uefa describing the move as a "profound failure of leadership."
- To secure backing, Infantino offered smaller nations $40m for supporting his proposals while threatening only $10m for rejecting them, amid plans to expand the World Cup to 64 teams.
- A voting bloc of around 150 member associations from Uefa, the AFC, and Concacaf now opposes Infantino, while AFC president Shaikh Salman Ebrahim Khalifa of Bahrain remains a vocal critic outside Europe.
- Fifa's 211 member associations could defeat Infantino if a vote proceeds next month, while the vast majority of Concacaf's 41 members have reportedly lost confidence in his presidency.
- Opponents must now prepare a candidate to challenge Infantino when he stands for re-election in March next year, as Asia prepares to host the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia.
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The confederation that brings together the North American football federations (Concaf) asks in a press release the "complete review" of the governance of the president of Fifa, Gianni Infantino, after the withdrawal of the project of opening to investors... (ANSA)
England legend says Gianni Infantino must go 'for the good of the game'
EXCLUSIVE: Gianni Infantino backtracked on his investment plan, which was rejected by three continental confederations, with UEFA having warned its nations would boycott FIFA events if it went ahead
After the collapse of the investor deal and the renewed attack from Europe, Gianni Infantino is no longer to be held as Fifa President. The time has come to talk about a fundamental change in the world football association.
Gianni Infantino wanted to sell parts of the World Cup. Now the Fifa president has failed. Trust is lost. He has completely appreciated himself. And should now resign.
From heaven to hell in just five days! Fifa President Gianni Infantino has behaved too often like his great role model Donald Trump.
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