New Zealand urges Oceania unity amid 'shock to confidence' in FIFA
MELBOURNE, Aug 4 : New Zealand Football boss Andrew Pragnell says FIFA's abandoned private equity proposal delivered a shock to confidence in world football's governance, as he urged Oceania's members to be united on the question of Gianni Infantino's leadership.Several European nations have publicly withdraw
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MELBOURNE, Aug 4 : New Zealand Football boss Andrew Pragnell says FIFA's abandoned private equity proposal delivered a shock to confidence in world football's governance, as he urged Oceania's members to be united on the question of Gianni Infantino's leadership.
Several European nations have publicly withdrawn support for Infantino, whose hopes of holding onto the FIFA presidency for a fourth term suffered a major blow following the scrapping of his $4.2-billion proposal to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights.
Infantino has apologised for how the proposal had divided the game.
Oceania's confederation (OFC), which includes New Zealand among its 11 members, has yet to take a position on Infantino's leadership, which could be decided by a vote by FIFA's 211 member associations if an Extraordinary Congress is triggered.
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