After FIFA president Gianni Infantino decided to scrap his plan of selling stakes in the World Cup to private investors, UEFA said it's lost confidence in the leader of the association.
The European football governing body was the first to oppose the proposal, even saying it would boycott FIFA competitions until it was scrapped.
"We cannot keep going on like this with secret schemes on fast track timescales, cooked up by faceless individuals and of dubious benefit to the game. We must identify those responsible and hold them to account," UEFA said in a statement on Saturday, August 1.
"It is right that, in the coming days and weeks, UEFA will work with its associations and in close co-operation with other confederations to reflect on how this happened
and devise a plan to make sure that it cannot occur again.
"That review should be thorough and fundamental. No option should be off the table. The current FIFA leadership has not only lost UEFA's confidence but also that of many other members of the football family."
Infantino is up for re-election in March. The Switzerland native was seeking approval to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a company used to run commercial and operational aspects of competitions such as the men's and women's World Cups.
The major investor of the company was Joshua Kushner, the younger brother of President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.
In addition to UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC followed suit on the rejection of Infantion's proposal, causing the demise of the plan that needed a majority vote from the 211 member associations.
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.
"Football has been central to my life, and after more than 35 years in banking, I understand both the value of this asset and the consequences of giving part of it away. That is why this proposal should be rejected."
Infantino's proposed plan has caused a loss of faith from members of the football community, with many seeking his removal from the head of the association.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: UEFA says it's lost confidence in Infantino's leadership at FIFA
