Asia’s ruling soccer body said on Friday it “stands in solidarity” with its European counterpart UEFA, which threatened to boycott the World Cup and other competitions over commercial proposals made by the sport’s global governing body FIFA.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said that, like UEFA and North American regional body CONCACAF, it rejects FIFA’s proposals, but stopped short of threatening to withdraw from FIFA events.
The Asian confederation, which represents 47 member associations, expressed “deep concern” about the proposed establishment of a $20 billion commercial subsidiary, FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), to run the World Cup and FIFA’s other events….
Asian Soccer Body Backs Europe After World Cup Boycott Threat Over FIFA Plans
