Investissements privés à la Fifa: les principales réactions
Main reactions to Tuesday's announcement by the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), a non-profit organization, of its intention to create a company to manage its commercial activities and attract external investors, the "FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE)":
UEFA, the union of European federations, in a statement: "The soul and governance of football are not capital to be speculated on, especially without any transparency on the destination of financial profits. None of us owns football. It is not up to FIFA to sell it."
Concacaf, the confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean associations, issued a statement: "Concacaf was informed first by the media, then by a press release. We are deeply concerned by this process." Concacaf shares "the disappointment of many in our region and the football world that these details were developed and made public before any discussions had taken place with the relevant governing bodies and stakeholders."
Sepp Blatter, Gianni Infantino's predecessor at FIFA (1998-2015), in a message on X: "The close relationship between the FIFA president (Gianni Infantino) and the US president (Donald Trump) has taken on a financial dimension that is seriously damaging football. No one has the right to sell our sport."
Andy Burnham, British Prime Minister, on X: "Football doesn't belong to investors" but to those "who fill the stands and stand pitch-side week after week, rain or shine. The World Cup is not a product. It is the greatest competition in world sport, and it has never belonged to anyone to be sold."
Philippe Diallo, president of the French Football Federation (FFF), speaking on France Inter radio: "We discovered through a press release a very important project on which we have no details. And which (...) raises many questions without us, the federations, having been involved and having no particular information to comment on subjects which are, obviously, fundamental for the future of football."
Javier Tebas, president of the Spanish League, on X: "FIFA's competitions and commercial rights are not Infantino's personal property. Someone who mixes politics, discipline, money, and power without transparency cannot lead anything. Infantino is not the solution to FIFA's governance. He is the problem."
Democratic members of the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, on X: "It seems the bogus Peace Prize and the giant lease with Trump Tower weren't enough. Now Gianni Infantino is attempting a hat trick by seeking a multi-billion dollar deal with Jared Kushner's brother to sell portions of the World Cup commercial rights to private investors. Soccer fans have already been robbed of the World Cup by exorbitant ticket prices, and the interests of oligarchs and big business will now further tarnish the beauty of the game."
The Football Supporters' Association (FSA), in a statement: "Many fans returned from the World Cup thinking that FIFA could do little more to damage what they love about football's greatest competition. Less than two weeks after the final whistle, it has shown that it is still possible to sink lower. We will do everything in our power to fight this latest decision and all those that seriously jeopardize the future of football for the sake of short-term commercial gains. This project must not become another step in Gianni Infantino's attempt to reshape football without regard for the fans or the overall interests of the game."
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