Infantino retreats on FIFA stake sale as 143 members oppose plan
What's next: UEFA says it has lost confidence in FIFA's leadership, widening pressure on Gianni Infantino after the proposal collapsed.
Gianni Infantino pulled back FIFA's plan to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors after a broad revolt across world football. UEFA had threatened to boycott FIFA competitions, and the Asian Football Confederation joined CONCACAF in opposing the proposal, leaving 143 of FIFA's 211 member associations against it, according to the reports. The backlash also cost Infantino a senior ally: adviser Carlos Cordeiro resigned, calling the project "a bad deal for football." UEFA then escalated the crisis by saying it had lost confidence in FIFA's leadership, turning a failed commercial push into a direct challenge to Infantino's hold on the presidency.