July 31 (Reuters) - ⁠South American soccer body ⁠CONMEBOL said on Friday ‌it had requested further information from FIFA on its proposal ​to sell a stake ⁠in its ⁠tournament business, including the World ⁠Cup, ‌and launched a consultation process with ⁠its member associations.

CONMEBOL said it ​had ‌requested further information and clarifications ⁠from ​FIFA on the proposal's scope, structure, governance and ⁠potential effects, and would ​continue to analyse it before taking a position.

"We recognise ⁠that the development of football requires commercial and financial decisions. However, such decisions ​must always ⁠serve football and never take ​precedence over ‌its very essence," CONMEBOL ​said in a statement.

(Editing by Mark Porter)