Infantino apologized for errors surrounding the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal and pledged that similar mistakes would not recur. UEFA said it had lost confidence in him, calling the plan a “shabby, back-room, opaque deal.” UEFA Vice-President Laura McAllister argued that private equity would put shareholder profit ahead of football’s sporting and development principles. FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström also criticized the episode before later reaffirming support for Infantino. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the governance failure should be “fatal.” National football associations will ultimately determine Infantino’s future. A coordinated challenge appears unlikely for now, leaving the March 2027 FIFA presidential election as the test of whether he retains sufficient support in Asia and Africa.