Power Play: Fifa, Infantino face global resistance over private investment plan

The pressure for Fifa and Gianni Infantino to abandon the Fifa Forward Enterprise has increased since the story was broken at the beginning of the week.

As European football associations threaten to boycott the World Cup, a draft letter obtained by Euronews accused the FIFA President of using the organisation as a “political career ladder”.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino's senior advisor has resigned in protest over his boss's plan to seek private investment for the World Cup football tournament. Carlos Cordeiro said such a move would "mortgage football's future."His voice part of a growing opposition - which includes a potential boycott by Europe's foot

Critics of Gianni Infantino's FIFA Forward Enterprise spotted what they believed to be clear indications that this new venture would be a plan rife for corruption.

Supporters see the proposal as a way to generate unprecedented funding for football development worldwide, while critics fear it could erode transparency, weaken governance and place commercial interests ahead of the game's long-term integrity.