🚨 Fifa confirms Infantino project will not go ahead

The controversial Fifa Forward Enterprise collapsed before it even became a reality.

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The organization released on Friday night (31) a statement from president Gianni Infantino, who was responsible for leading the project that had already faced resistance from UEFA, Concacaf and the AFC, confirming the end of the initiative.  

According to Infantino, one of the FFE’s objectives was to "further strengthen our FIFA Member Associations and our sport around the world, especially in countries where support is most needed".

But the resistance it faced changed everything: 

"It became clear that the project created divisions of such a nature that, regardless of the level of support, they are no longer in line with the objective set out in the first place."

Earlier, Conmebol — the only confederation that had not yet made any move regarding the project — issued a statement.

Read the full statement below: 

The FIFA Forward Enterprise project aimed to provide a foundation to further strengthen our FIFA Member Associations and our sport around the world, especially in countries where support is most needed. And furthermore, as we said from the beginning, to do so only if the majority of FIFA Member Associations agreed and always subject to a consultation process with them, with the FIFA Council, the Confederations and other stakeholders.

After listening carefully to all opinions, it became clear that the project created divisions of such a nature that, regardless of the level of support, they are no longer in line with the objective set out in the first place.

Our purpose always was — and always will be — to unite and improve.

As a result, this proposal will not go ahead.

Going forward, my intention is to bring all stakeholders together again in the coming days and weeks, in a spirit of shared interest in our game, with the aim of continuing to develop football everywhere, particularly in the countries that need our support the most.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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