‘Terrible mistake’ if FIFA even considered replacing Infantino, risking World Cup profits, says Trump

Trump's backing of Infantino contrasts with the response of US Soccer

FIFA President Gianni Infantino backed a strongly-opposed proposal to sell around a 20% stake in the group, putting pressure on his grip on the presidency for the first time

US President Donald Trump backed FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who is in hot water over allegations of a workplace affair and criticism of a failed private investment scheme.

Gianni Infantino has been at the centre of major football scandal after it was reported that FIFA planned to sell around a 20% stake in the group, a move that has been widely criticised

US President Donald Trump's backing of Gianni Infantino contrasts with the response of US Soccer, which issued a statement critiquing the FIFA president alongside other major football organisations.

US president backs ‘fantastic’ Infantino in Truth Social post Infantino under pressure following doomed World Cup sell-off plan US president Donald Trump has warned Fifa would be making a “terrible mistake” if they get rid of Gianni Infantino as the head of world football’s governing body. Infantino has come under p

The US president said world football’s governing body would ‘never be as successful or profitable again’ if Infantino leaves.