欧洲足球协会（Uefa）发表声明称，对国际足联主席因尼亚蒂诺及其领导团队失去了信心。[1][2]这一表态源于因尼亚蒂诺提议创建一家价值200亿美元的公司来运营世界杯并引入私募投资者的计划。[2]该计划于周二宣布后遭到亚洲足球协会、欧洲和北美足球组织的广泛反对，最终在周六被迫撤销。[2]
Uefa指责因尼亚蒂诺违反了其2016年竞选时做出的承诺。[1]当时他曾表示"我们必须保持透明"以及"国际足联的资金是你们的资金，不是国际足联主席的资金"。[1]因尼亚蒂诺的全球战略与治理顾问卡洛斯·科德罗因该提案是"对足球的不良交易"而辞职。[1]国际足联首席运营官凯文·拉穆尔表示，国际足联行政部门曾被该项目"欺骗"。[1]
Uefa在声明中强调，"当前国际足联领导层不仅失去了Uefa的信心，也失去了足球界许多其他成员的信心"，并表示"我们必须查明责任人并追究其责任，任何选项都不应排除在外"。[1][2]
UEFA has announced a loss of confidence in FIFA's leadership following the collapse of a controversial private equity financing scheme for the World Cup. The proposed plan, which would have created a $20 billion company to operate the tournament with private investor involvement, was announced on Tuesday and withdrawn by Saturday after facing widespread opposition [2].
In a statement, UEFA declared that "the current FIFA leadership has not only lost UEFA's confidence but also that of many other football family members" [1]. The European confederation accused FIFA President Gianni Infantino of breaking transparency and financial commitments he made during his 2016 election campaign, when he pledged: "Of course we have to be transparent" and "The money of FIFA is your money. It's not the money of the FIFA president" [1]. UEFA stated: "We must identify those responsible and hold them to account. No option should be off the table" [2].
The proposal prompted immediate backlash from multiple football organizations, including confederations from Asia, Europe, and North America [2]. Carlos Cordeiro, Infantino's global strategy and governance adviser, resigned over the scheme, characterizing it as "a bad deal for football" [1]. FIFA's Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour acknowledged that the organization's administration had been "deceived" by the project [1].