UEFA and CONCACAF said Saturday they no longer had confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino, escalating pressure over his scrapped plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights.
The dramatic fallout from Infantino's scrapped $4.2-billion proposal has exposed growing unease within world football over his leadership style, with European governing body UEFA leading a chorus of criticism that could complicate his re-election hopes.
FIFA's proposal had triggered a fierce backlash from regional confederations who said they were blindsided by Infantino's plans to sell stakes to private investors in a new unit that would run FIFA events, including the World Cup.
Football officials are now demanding greater oversight of decisions that could reshape the governance and commercial future of the sport.
UEFA, whose 55 members had unanimously rejected the proposal earlier this week, declared FIFA's retreat a "victory for the whole game" while adding that the "task of rebuilding trust in FIFA" had only just begun.
