Fifa's chief operating officer Kevin Lamour said in a statement to Associated Press that Fifa's own administration was "deceived" about the project to sell off stakes in Fifa competitions to private investment.
Uefa has 'lost confidence' in Fifa leadership, and Concacaf and the AFC have also expressed their concerns about how Fifa is being run under Infantino. This could be the beginning of the end of his tenure as Fifa president.
Infantino has been Fifa president since 2016, after beating Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa by 115 votes to 88. He has twice been re-elected unopposed, and it was expected the same thing would happen again next March.
But if Infantino is forced to step down, who takes over? Victor Montagliani, the president of Concacaf, is one potential candidate. He was elected in 2016, promising governance reform, and has been heavily involved in the build up to, and delivery of, the 2026 World Cup.
Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, the president of the AFC, is another potential candidate. He has presided over significant growth within the Asian confederation and has been critical of Infantino's leadership.
Former Fifa vice-president Jim Boyce said that Infantino would "still have enough support" to be re-elected, but added "if things continue at the pace they are continuing, who knows?" Former Football Association chairman David Bernstein said that in a normal organisation, Infantino would probably be shown the door, but Fifa is not a normal organisation.
Letters of support backing Infantino's re-election have been submitted. Will they be withdrawn? The fate of Infantino's tenure as Fifa president hangs in the balance.
Uefa's declaration of lost confidence in Infantino's leadership is a significant blow to his position. It remains to be seen whether Infantino can recover from this setback.
Infantino's leadership has been questioned by many, and the threat of a boycott of Fifa competitions by European governing body Uefa is a serious one.
Source: Yahoo Sports