Soccer-UEFA, AFC, CONCACAF hit out at Infantino over World Cup stake sale


FILE PHOTO: FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends the inauguration of Abelardo De La Espriella as Colombia's president, in Cali, Colombia, August 7, 2026. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo

Aug 10 (Reuters) - ⁠UEFA,the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ⁠and CONCACAF, which runs football ‌in the Caribbean, North and Central America, issued a joint statement ​on Monday attacking ⁠FIFA President Gianni ⁠Infantino over his conductduring the ⁠proposed ‌sale of stake in the commercial ⁠rights to the World Cup.

The statement ​said ‌that Infantino had broken trust "through ⁠deception" ​with the now abandoned proposal, had "placed himself above the ⁠collective" and the three ​confederations called for a fully independent review of what had ⁠happened.

"Football's strength has always been its unity," the statement concluded. "We call for that ​unity to be ⁠honoured now, for leadership that ​serves football, not ‌seeks to command ​it."

(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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