UEFA President Čeferin calls on FIFA head Infantino to resign

UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin called on FIFA head Gianni Infantino to leave his post. This was reported by Sport-Express with reference to L'Equipe.

Ceferin spoke out at a meeting of the Association of European Football Clubs in Copenhagen. Infantino was invited to the event but did not show up. "It's time to say enough is enough." Imagine that behind your back they are discussing the sale of your heritage. Football is more important than those who run it. No one has the right to sell his future, football is not for sale,” said the UEFA President.

The cause of the conflict was Infantino's attempt to create the FIFA Forward Enterprise company and sell up to 20 percent of the commercial rights to the World Cup to private investors. According to the head of FIFA, the initiative was supposed to raise $4.2 billion. The project was criticized by UEFA, CONCACAF, AFC and CONMEBOL. UEFA has threatened to boycott FIFA tournaments. After a negative reaction, Infantino abandoned the idea.