New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) issued a joint statement on Monday, calling out the FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, for "breaking trust through deception" as he tried to go ahead with his 'FIFA Forward Enterprise' and how the governing body failed to recognise the idea of selling a stake in the FIFA World Cup as a "profound failure of judgment."

The FIFA Forward Enterprise, aiming at bringing outside participation/investment in FIFA-related competitions, had invited the wrath and words of concern from massive football bodies like UEFA (Europe), FA (England), CONCACAF (North America, Central America, and the Caribbean), among others, and was withdrawn following the backlash.

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