UEFA says it has lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino following the decision to cancel a controversial investment proposal.
On Saturday, Infantino announced that FIFA would no longer go ahead with plans to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors.
UEFA welcomed the decision, describing it as “a victory for the whole game.”
The European football body said the current FIFA leadership has lost the trust of UEFA and many other football associations.
In a statement, UEFA accused Infantino of failing to keep the promises he made when campaigning to become FIFA president in 2016.
“The current FIFA leadership has not only lost UEFA’s confidence but also that of many other members of the football family,” the statement said.
UEFA also quoted Infantino’s 2016 campaign speech, where he promised transparency and said FIFA’s money should be used to develop football.
According to UEFA, those promises were not fulfilled.
“The shabby, back room, opaque deal he hatched and tried to force through were anything but transparent,” the statement added.
Earlier, UEFA had threatened to boycott future World Cups if the investment plan went ahead.
The organisation also said the World Cup should not be treated as an investment product.
Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) also opposed the proposal.
UEFA said the withdrawal of the plan was only the beginning and called for trust to be rebuilt within FIFA.
Meanwhile, FIFA’s Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour said the organisation’s administration had been deceived over the project.
Carlos Cordeiro, a senior adviser to Infantino, also resigned, saying the proposal was “a bad deal for football” and would “mortgage football’s future.”
