An emergency meeting of UEFA saw resistance to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in major competitions, led by two women. The opposition occurred during a Zoom call with European football executives.
The president, Aleksander Ceferin, spoke first at the emergency meeting of UEFA convened in response to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell off stakes in its major competitions. Following him were Sandor Csanyi, the treasurer and vice president, and Mark Bullingham, CEO of the English Football Association – all male European football executives.
The natural order of speakers took a twist when women stepped forward to challenge the proposal. The source does not name the two women who led the resistance, but highlights their pivotal role in opposing Infantino’s plan. Their intervention marked a departure from the expected sequence of contributions during the crisis meeting.
The article emphasizes that this was an emergency meeting called specifically because of Gianni Infantino's initiative to sell stakes in FIFA’s major competitions. The opposition led by these women suggests internal disagreement within UEFA regarding the financial strategy proposed by FIFA.
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