For the first time since the now-scrapped plan to sell shares of the World Cup to private investors, the three federations are issuing joint criticism of International Football Association (FIFA) president Gianni Infantino.
In an open letter, they criticise FIFA's current leadership, without mentioning Infantino by name.
“There is silence where there should be accountability, and distance where there should be openness,” they write.
“Football is not a possession”
The letter was signed by the presidents of the federations, Victor Montagliani (Concacaf), Aleksander Čeferin (Uefa) and Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa (AFC), all of whom are also vice-presidents of FIFA. They are clear that they want to see new leadership at FIFA.
"Leadership in football is not a possession. It is not about possessing, or demanding, power to be possessed. It is a duty to serve the football family that entrusts it," they write and continue:
“When trust is broken through deception, when an individual sets himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority, that duty has been abandoned.”
The crisis meeting is criticised
In the letter, they also demand an independent review of the events surrounding the criticised proposal to sell shares of Fifa competitions to private investors.
"FIFA's administration should not play any role in the conduct of the review."
They also strongly criticise the crisis meeting, where only selected parts of FIFA's top echelons were allowed to attend, that Infantino held in Morocco last week.
"It is not an action befitting a sports administrator, but rather someone who believes that the sport is accountable to him."
This summer's World Cup organisers, the United States and Canada, say they stand behind the contents of the open letter. However, the third World Cup organiser, Mexico, has previously stated that the country supports Infantino. All three football associations are part of Concacaf.
The Caribbean Football Union and the Central American Football Union also state that they are backing their colleagues who are calling for a change in FIFA. The organisations bring together a total of 32 FIFA members - all national associations are part of Concacaf.
