Opposition to Gianni Infantino's leadership has broadened after New Zealand withdrew its support for the FIFA president, joining Ireland, Wales, Serbia and Sweden following FIFA's abandoned plan to create a $20 billion subsidiary for the World Cup and other competitions and sell a 20% stake to external investors for $4.2 billion. The backlash has widened beyond federations: Europe’s leading clubs, through European Football Clubs, warned in a July 31 letter that they could boycott the women’s and men’s 2028 and 2029 Club World Cups unless FIFA establishes a fully operational joint venture with them before rights for the 2028 Women’s Club World Cup are sold. UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation have criticized FIFA over governance, transparency and lack of consultation, while clubs also pressed for financial disclosure and faster distribution of £185 million ($250 million) in solidarity payments. FIFA later scrapped the scheme, apologized to member associations, announced a review and said any challenge to Infantino must follow its statutes and democratic procedures.