Overview
- UEFA voted this week to back a boycott if FIFA proceeds with the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal to sell minority stakes in World Cup rights.
- CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation publicly joined UEFA, together representing roughly 136 of FIFA’s 211 member associations and making a simple‑majority approval unlikely.
- Senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro resigned in protest, calling the plan a bad deal for members, and FIFA operations director Kevin Lamour has accused leadership of sidelining staff.
- FIFA says it will continue a ‘consultation process’ and insists ‘nobody is selling football,’ while reports say the proposal would seek about $4.2 billion from investors and offer one‑off payments to federations.
- The dispute creates immediate operational risk for early September events such as the U20 Women’s World Cup in Poland and raises broader questions about governance and Infantino’s standing ahead of the 2027 election.