UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says trust in world football has not been restored following the collapse of FIFA’s controversial private investment plan. The remarks, made in a video address to the Portugal Football Summit on Wednesday, were Ceferin’s first public comments since FIFA president Gianni Infantino offered a review of the governing body’s decision-making. Ceferin said unity, transparency and governance that served the wider game were essential to maintaining trust in football.
The plan was dropped in July after fierce opposition from UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). He said he would ask the council whether it wanted to commission an independent external review of FIFA’s governance framework for major strategic initiatives and proposed consultations with confederations, member associations and other stakeholders on strengthening its decision-making processes. He said any review could examine the roles of the president, bureau, council and congress and ways to improve transparency and accountability.
The letter has so far failed to win over several federations that had criticised Infantino over the investment proposal. Infantino has said he remains fully committed to leading FIFA and is expected to seek another term at the presidential election in March 2027. Ceferin said those running the sport needed to remember whom they served.
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