Pakistan, Aug. 1 -- Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Gianni Infantino was "the wrong man" to lead Fifa after a senior adviser to the president resigned and a third confederation opposed his plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors.

Burnham was critical of the proposal when it was first announced, and told reporters on Friday: "This was an outrageous suggestion.

"The idea that it could even be brought forward shows that, in my view, [he] is the wrong man to lead the organisation."

Burnham was speaking hours after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said it "stands in solidarity" with counterparts in Europe and North, Central America and the Caribbean.

The AFC added Infantino's plan could not "realistically achieve th...