It may be a new week, but it must feel like Groundhog Day for FIFA President Gianni Infantino as he wakes up to yet another round of criticism.
The latest development comes from an open letter signed by the presidents and general secretaries of European soccer governing body UEFA, North & Central American and Caribbean governing body CONCACAF, and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), who have called out FIFA and its leadership for threatening the integrity of the game regarding its handling of the now-scrapped Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal.
“Leadership in football is not a possession. It is not about holding – or demanding – power to be held. It is a duty of service to the football family that entrusts it,” the letter read.
“When trust is broken through deception, when an individual places himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority, that duty has been abandoned.”
It follows another damaging weekend for world soccer’s governing body, which has been scrambling to get some semblance of control over a situation that seems to be growing new arms and legs every day.
