00:01Three regional football governing bodies jointly slammed FIFA in a new open letter released on Monday after its failed attempt
00:08at privatizing the World Cup.
00:11The presidents of UEFA in Europe, CONCACAF in North and Central America in the Caribbean, and AFC in Asia, and
00:19their general secretaries were all signatories to the letter.
00:22The letter, which did not reference FIFA President Gianni Infantino by name, slammed him for breaching the trust of the
00:29institutions he's meant to serve with his attempt.
00:34Infantino controversially proposed the sell-off his take at the World Cup to private investors and promised more money to
00:39individual federations who were given a 53-day deadline to ratify the move.
00:44The initiative backfired after receiving popular disapproval, with many questioning Infantino's motives and leadership, and some even calling for his
00:53resignation.
00:55The joint open letter slammed FIFA over its apology shortly after backstepping from the initiative, saying it only acknowledged mistakes
01:03in communication, rather than a serious lack of judgment.
01:07It called on FIFA to properly acknowledge its shortcomings publicly, suggesting that the embattled Swiss-Italian football executive does not
01:15best serve its interests.
01:17UEFA was the first of the independent regional governing bodies to threaten a boycott of FIFA events if Infantino executed
01:24the now withdrawn proposal.
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