Concacaf has taken aim directly at FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who scrapped his controversial plan to sell off a stake in the organization to private investors.
Infantino introduced his proposal on Tuesday, July 28 but after a massive backlash — led in part by Concacaf — he admitted defeat on Friday, July 31.
UEFA led the charge against the proposal, saying it would boycott FIFA competitions until it was scrapped. Concacaf also announced it would reject the plan on Thursday.
On Saturday, UEFA said that it no longer had confidence in Infantino to lead FIFA. Just hours later, Concacaf followed with a similar statement.
"The events of recent days have exposed something that cannot now be set aside: the future of the FIFA World Cup, the greatest
asset in world football, was advanced outside every established governance framework, without transparency, consultation or due process," the statement read.
"A proposal of this magnitude does not reach that stage by accident. It is a symptom of leadership that has stopped putting football first. This recent unilateral and egregious act of poor governance and leadership follows a pattern of missteps and similar behavior. A comprehensive reckoning with this presidency is imperative."
Concacaf's complaint over Infantino operating unilaterally was shared in an extraordinary statement from FIFA chief operating officer Kevin Lamour on Friday.
Lamour said the controversial proposal was "the project of one person" and said "the time has now come for football political leaders to ask themselves the right questions and make the right decisions."
Former U.S. Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro, who was a senior adviser for Infantino, quit on Friday due to the proposal."I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup," Cordeiro said. "Let me be clear. I had no involvement in this proposal, and I oppose it unequivocally."
Infantino is up for re-election in March. According to a report in The i Paper, Concacaf president and FIFA Council vice president Victor Montagliani is considering a run to challenge Infantino.
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