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UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC accuse FIFA of 'deception' and 'breach of trust' over World Cup plans
Compiled Aug 10
What happened
UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC issued an open letter accusing FIFA of deception and breach of trust
The detail
The dispute stems from Infantino's failed plan to sell an interest in the World Cup to private equity investors
The detail
The letter was co-signed by UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin, AFC president Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani and three general secretaries
The detail
UEFA had previously threatened to boycott the World Cup and other FIFA competitions over the plan
How it unfolded
previously: UEFA threatened to boycott the World Cup and other FIFA competitions · last Wednesday: FIFA apologized for errors over the failed World Cup stake-sale plan · unspecified: Senior FIFA staff at a crisis meeting in Morocco reaffirmed support for Infantino's presidency · Saturday: FIFA issued a statement defending Infantino against a 'concerted and ongoing effort' to undermine him · following the Saturday statement: The Daily Telegraph reported on a UEFA exit package paid to a former staffer who worked with Infantino · Monday: UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC revealed their open letter to the 'football family'
By the numbers
16 years · 3 confederations · 1 elected official