‘The emperor is naked’: Uefa president Ceferin takes new swipe at Infantino
Tells club chiefs it is ‘time to say enough’ to Fifa
TL;DR
- UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin criticized FIFA president Gianni Infantino and the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) project.
- Ceferin compared Infantino's conduct to "The Emperor's New Clothes," implying a lack of substance and transparency.
- He urged that it is "time to say ‘enough’" to the current leadership at FIFA.
- Ceferin highlighted issues like selling off football's future, lack of consultation, and a controversial peace prize awarded by Infantino.
- FIFA accused UEFA of waging a "misinformation campaign" and trying to influence the upcoming FIFA presidency election.
- Nasser al-Khelaifi, EFC chair, ruled himself out of the FIFA presidency race.
- Al-Khelaifi expressed interest in expanding the scope of the European Football Clubs (EFC) to form a global representative body called "World Football Clubs."