It belongs to the players, the fans, the clubs, the member associations and every institution entrusted with safeguarding its future," the open letter said."It is in that spirit, as confederations representing its members, that we speak collectively today."Infantino is facing a revolt after his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors."It is not the conduct of a custodian of the game, but of one who believes the game is answerable to him," the letter said. "These are not the qualities football deserves in its leadership Only the management committee, composed of FIFA-employed senior staff, was present."FIFA was also urged to go further than just acknowledging mistakes were made."It treats this as a failure of communication, when what football witnessed was a failure of judgement," the letter said. "There remains no recognition that attempting to sell an interest in the FIFA World Cup was a profound failure of judgement — not just a procedural misstep, but a fundamental breach of trust with the very institutions FIFA exists to serve."In a statement Saturday, FIFA defended Infantino against what it called a "concerted and ongoing effort" to undermine his leadership of the organisation.That statement followed a report by British newspaper The Daily Telegraph raising questions about an exit package paid by UEFA to a female staffer who worked with Infantino when he was general secretary of European soccer's ruling body.UEFA confirmed a "departure payment" was made to the employee and said it was "in line" with regulations at the time.Infantino worked at UEFA for 16 years before being elected FIFA president.AP