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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Sunday that FIFA President Gianni Infantino was not the right man to lead world soccer’s governing body in the latest fallout from the now abandoned plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
Gianni Infantino’s position is hanging in the balance following the collapse of his failed World Cup privatization plans.
Gianni Infantino's FIFA presidency is on life support after his abandoned attempt to sell a stake of the World Cup to private equity draws international outrage.
UEFA says it and “other members of the football family” have lost confidence in Gianni Infantino, accusing the FIFA President of a “shabby, back room, opaque” deal after plans to sell a stake in its competitions were abandoned.
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UEFA Says It Has Lost Confidence in FIFA's Infantino After Failed Private Equity Plan for World Cup
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA says it has lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino and that "no option should be off the table" as it will pursue a full review of his now abandoned plan to sell stakes of the World Cup to private equity investors.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has "lost the confidence" of UEFA over a plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company to private investors, the European football governing body has said.
UEFA and Concacaf have been loud in their opposition to the idea, with the European nations threatening to boycott future World Cups.
Europe’s governing body led the protests against FIFA’s divisive plan.