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UEFA, AFC, CONCACAF Criticize FIFA President Infantino Over World Cup Rights Plan

Published 8 August 2026

Three of football's most powerful continental governing bodies issued a joint statement on Monday, August 10, 2026, sharply criticizing FIFA President Gianni Infantino and accusing him of a "fundamental breach of trust" following his abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup.

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