🔶 Three football confederations oppose the controversial proposal by Infantino

The controversial and divisive proposal by Gianni Infantino, president of the world football federation (FIFA), has faced opposition from three continental confederations.

FIFA and Infantino have announced that they intend to transfer part of the commercial ownership of the World Cup to private investors. For this purpose, a related company named FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) is expected to be established, which will take control of all commercial activities and the organization of competitions.

In a letter to the federation’s 211 members, Infantino said they would have until September 19 to declare their willingness to participate. Only federations that do so will be eligible to receive an immediate aid package of $20 million. If more than half of the members submit participation requests, FIFA will treat it as a general approval. However, the implementation of this plan still requires approval by the FIFA Council.

But it appears that the plan no longer has a chance to succeed, because three major confederations—UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations), CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Football), and AFC (the Asian Football Confederation)—have officially announced that they will not support this proposal.

Infantino has accused the media of “misinformation” and said he will continue to work to advance this plan.