Asian football chiefs join Uefa and Concacaf as backlash grows after Fifa presses on with World Cup plans

The Asian Football Confederation has joined Uefa and Concacaf in opposing FIFA's planned World Cup commercial sell-off, bringing the number of FIFA members against the scheme to 143 out of 211. The confederations are objecting to the creation of a new commercial entity called FIFA Forward Enterprise, stating it cannot achieve the necessary broad consensus. FIFA president Gianni Infantino is facing increasing pressure over his leadership as calls grow for an urgent review of FIFA's governance and decision-making framework.