FIFA President Gianni Infantino previously gave member associations until September 19 to approve the deal. The statement said all of CONCACAF’s 41 member associations were rejecting the proposal—including U.S. Soccer, which tweeted after the announcement that “U.S. The plan to sell roughly 20% in stakes of a new commercial venture controlled by FIFA is being pushed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the organization’s president who has faced criticism for perceived closeness to President Donald Trump. This is not merely a profound failure of leadership, but an abdication of FIFA’s duty as the custodian of world football. In addition, the need for private equity investment to fund new and existing FIFA Forward programs following the most profitable FIFA World Cup in history was questioned.