Projet de la FIFA : l’AFC rejoint la fronde et réclame des explications
Opposition is growing over FIFA's plan to create a new commercial structure called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE). Following UEFA and CONCACAF, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has also expressed strong reservations about this initiative and its potential consequences for the governance of world football.
In a statement, the Asian Football Federation (AFC) said it is following "with deep concern" the recent developments related to the creation of the FFE. The AFC believes that the growing uncertainty within the international football community has become worrying and affirms its solidarity with UEFA and CONCACAF.
At the heart of the concerns is FIFA's intention to open its major competitions to private investors. The AFC also questions the process that led to this proposal, believing that decisions concerning the future of major international competitions should be subject to much broader consultation.
"The fact that the situation has reached the point where the real possibility of a FIFA World Cup boycott has entered public discourse should concern all those who care about the future of our sport," stresses the Asian confederation, which believes that world football should never have found itself in such a situation.
The AFC defends the unity of world football
For the AFC, the World Cup represents the pinnacle of international football and its strength lies above all in the participation of all confederations and major nations of the world.
The Asian governing body believes that any reform likely to undermine the unity or universality of the competition must be reassessed. It specifically calls on FIFA to quickly review its governance framework and decision-making process.
The AFC wants projects with global reach to be developed through genuine consultation with the various stakeholders in international football. It also insists on the need for stronger oversight by FIFA's statutory bodies.
For the Asian Football Confederation, major international competitions cannot be considered the property of a single institution. "The FIFA World Cup, and the sport itself, belong to the entire global football family," it stated, calling for their future to be defined collectively.
This new stance increases the pressure on FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino. With several confederations now publicly expressing their reservations, the FIFA Forward Enterprise project is facing increasingly visible opposition within world football.
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