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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Infantino faces crisis as UEFA, CONCACAF declare lost confidence over scrapped FIFA World Cup deal

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is under unprecedented fire after regional confederations UEFA and CONCACAF said on Saturday they had lost confidence in his leadership following his abandoned plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights.

The dramatic ​fallout from Infantino's scrapped $4.2-billion proposal has exposed growing unease within world soccer over his leadership ​style, with European governing body UEFA leading a chorus of criticism that could complicate his re-election hopes.

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