UEFA, โ the Asian โFootball Confederation (AFC) and CONCACAF, โwhich runs football in the Caribbean, North and Central America, issued โa โjoint statement โ on Monday attacking FIFA President Gianni โInfantino over his conduct during โ the proposed sale of stake in the commercial โrights to the โWorld Cup. The statement said that Infantino had broken trust "through deception" โwith the now abandoned proposal, โhad "placed himself above the collective" and the three confederations called for โa fully independent review โof what had โhappened. "Football's strength has always been its โunity," the statement concluded. "We call for that unity to be honoured now, for โ leadership that serves football, not seeks โ to โcommand it." "Leadership in football is not a possession. It is not about holding โ or demanding โ power to be held," they wrote. "When trust is broken through deception, when an individual places himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority, that duty has been abandoned," the confederations added. Infantino has been the butt of scathing criticism ever since launching, and then withdrawing within days, a plan to bring in private investment into FIFA competition...








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