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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Asia’s soccer body joined opposition to Gianni Infantino’s plan for private investors to buy stakes in the World Cup and said Friday FIFA must urgently review its management style.
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The Asian Football Confederation said it “stands in solidarity” with European body UEFA and North America’s CONCACAF which on Thursday respectively threatened a boycott of FIFA competitions and rejected Infantino’s offer of $20 million to each member federation.
Infantino’s proposed $20 billion commercial subsidiary for FIFA events backed by New York-based investor Joshua Kushner “cannot realistically achieve the necessary broad consensus and unity required to move forward” and must be reconsidered, the AFC said in a statement.
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“Accordingly, the AFC calls upon FIFA to undertake an urgent review of its governance and decision-making framework,” the 47-nation Asian soccer body said.
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