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🔴 FIFA: UEFA, AFC, CONCACAF slam Infantino, say football 'belongs to no individual'

UEFA, ⁠the Asian ​Football Confederation (AFC) and CONCACAF, ​which runs football in the Caribbean, North and Central America, issued ​a ‌joint statement ⁠on Monday attacking FIFA President Gianni ‌Infantino over his conduct during ⁠the proposed sale of stake in the commercial ​rights to the ‌World Cup. The statement said that Infantino had broken trust "through deception" ‌with the now abandoned proposal, ​had "placed himself above the collective" and the three confederations called for ​a fully independent review ​of what had ​happened. "Football's strength has always been its ​unity," the statement concluded. "We call for that unity to be honoured now, for ⁠leadership that serves football, not seeks ⁠to ​command it." "Leadership in football is not a possession. It is not about holding –
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