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- FIFA said its leadership continues to support President Gianni Infantino after an emergency meeting in Salé, Morocco.
- The organization apologized to its 211 member federations and FIFA Council for errors in handling the withdrawn proposal.
- FIFA said the proposal to sell a stake in a company managing event commercial rights would not proceed.
- UEFA said it had lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino after the proposed private-investment vehicle was withdrawn.
- Carlos Cordeiro resigned as Infantino’s senior adviser over the plan, while FIFA chief operating officer Kevin Lamour made allegations that Infantino deceived employees.
- The proposal encountered opposition from UEFA’s 55 associations, CONCACAF’s 41 members and the Asian football confederation; UEFA also threatened a boycott of FIFA events.
- FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced the proposed private-investment project would be scrapped after opposition within football.
- The proposal involved minority, non-controlling stakes in a subsidiary overseeing commercial operations and events, including World Cups.
- UEFA and its 55 member associations had threatened to boycott FIFA competitions unless the proposal was withdrawn and private ownership excluded.
- Fifty-five UEFA associations unanimously backed a boycott of the World Cup and FIFA’s other competitions over its commercial plan.
- AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said FIFA’s failure to consult the confederation before announcing the proposal was unacceptable.
- FIFA proposes a $20 billion subsidiary, FIFA Forward Enterprise, with outside investors holding a minority stake without control.
- The proposed company would separate FIFA’s commercial and event operations while FIFA retained majority control; FIFA says it could generate more than $10 billion for development.
- UEFA has called an emergency meeting of its 55 associations, while Asian and North American confederations have also raised concerns.
- FIFA’s 211 member associations must decide by September 19 whether to support the proposal, which also requires FIFA Council approval.