United Kingdom: UEFA, Concacaf and AFC Issue Open Letter on Trust and Football's Future

The letter was co-signed by UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin, AFC president Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani and the general secretaries of those continental governing bodies. UEFA runs soccer in Europe, CONCACAF is the confederation for North, Central America and the Caribbean, and the AFC governs the sport in Asia. The letter said: Football is the world’s greatest shared passion.

It belongs to no individual and no institution. It belongs to the players, the fans, the clubs, the member associations and every institution entrusted with safeguarding its future. It is in that spirit, as confederations representing its members, that we speak collectively today. The statement comes amid a revolt against FIFA president Gianni Infantino after his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors.