The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has lost trust in…
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has lost trust in FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
Consensus
- UEFA has lost trust in FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
- The UEFA member associations (55 in total) oppose the idea of transferring rights to major football tournaments to private investors.
- FIFA planned to create a subsidiary company called FIFA Forward Enterprise to manage key tournaments and sell shares to investors.
- The project was reportedly intended to raise $4.2 billion, with 20% of the company's shares offered to investors.
- Infantino announced on August 1 that he was abandoning the project.
- UEFA criticized the lack of transparency and speed in the decision-making process.
- UEFA emphasized the need for accountability and called for a new mechanism to distribute resources through the FIFA Forward program.
Points of divergence
- UEFA has formally threatened to initiate a vote of no confidence against Infantino if he does not resign voluntarily. — kommersant
- All 55 UEFA member associations support a vote of no confidence against Infantino. — vm
- The planned company could be valued at $20 billion, and investors were to buy around 20% of its shares. — vedomosti
- European Parliament members called for an investigation into Infantino after the U.S. player Folarin Balogun's disqualification was overturned at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump. — vm
- UEFA described Infantino's actions as a deal that was 'anything but transparent' and conducted in backrooms. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (5 sources)
- The Telegraph: UEFA demanded Infantino's resignation under threat of no-confidence vote — Коммерсантъ
- UEFA has announced a loss of trust in the leadership of FIFA under J. Infantino — Ведомости
- UEFA announced loss of trust in Infantino as head of FIFA — Коммерсантъ
- UEFA stated it has lost trust in Infantino as FIFA president — Вечерняя Москва
- UEFA says it has lost trust in Infantino as FIFA president. "The deal he (Infantino — note. TASS) pulled off in the backrooms..." — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- Infantino
- UEFA
- UEFA
- FIFA
- FIFA
- TASS
- The Telegraph
- International Federation of Football Associations
- FFE
- The Telegraph: UEFA