FIFA apologises to members as Infantino holds crisis meeting amid stake sale fallout

FIFA said on Wednesday (Aug 5) it had apologised to its member associations for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights linked to the World Cup, as the governing body's leadership reaffirmed its support for president Gianni Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco.Following the meeting in Rabat, attended by Infantino, secretary general Mattias Grafstrom and members of FIFA's management board, FIFA said its leadership had reaffirmed its full support for the president while acknowledging that the handling of the withdrawn FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal should have been different.In a statement, FIFA said a separate letter had been sent to FIFA Council members and the 211 member associations apologising for the errors and promising a review.It added that, with