Infantino 'wrong man' to lead Fifa - Burnham
It is to protect and strengthen football for future generations."When those principles come into conflict, football must come first."Cordeiro said he had no involvement in this proposal."Most troubling of all is the absence of answers to fundamental questions," he added. Who benefits?" he wrote."These questions remain largely unanswered, and yet member associations are being asked to make a decision of enormous consequence in barely 50 days or risk being left behind. It has been built over generations by players, national teams and supporters across every continent."No part of it should ever be surrendered to private investors.
- ▪It is to protect and strengthen football for future generations."When those principles come into conflict, football must come first."Cordeiro said he had no involvement in this proposal."Most troubling of all is the absence of answers to fu
- ▪Who benefits?" he wrote."These questions remain largely unanswered, and yet member associations are being asked to make a decision of enormous consequence in barely 50 days or risk being left behind.
- ▪It has been built over generations by players, national teams and supporters across every continent."No part of it should ever be surrendered to private investors.
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- ▪ Burnham says Infantino is ‘wrong man’ to lead Fifa after stake-sale plan — International homepage
- ▪ What could happen to Fifa if Uefa boycotts World Cup? — BBC News — World
- ▪ UEFA to boycott World Cup and FIFA tournaments over stake sale plans - Reuters — Google News
- ▪ FA 'deeply concerned' by Fifa plan as Uefa to meet — BBC News
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Infantino 'wrong man' to lead Fifa - BurnhamImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Fifa president Gianni Infantino (right) and his AFC counterpart Salman bin Ibrahim Al KhalifaByAlex BrothertonBBC Sport journalistPublished31 July 2026, 09:29 BSTUpdated 3 minutes agoPrime Minister Andy Burnham said Gianni Infantino was "the wrong man" to lead Fifa after a senior adviser to the president resigned and a third confederation opposed his plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors.Burnham was critical of the proposal when it was first announced, and told reporters on Friday: "This was an outrageous suggestion."The idea that it could even be brought forward shows that, in my view, [he] is the wrong man to lead the organisation."Burnham was speaking hours after the Asian Football…
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