Top Fifa officials distance themselves from Infantino after failed World Cup sell-off plan

Fifa’s chief of global development, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, said “the decision to withdraw the project was absolutely necessary and beyond question”.

Two senior FIFA executives have distanced themselves from their boss Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors

Two senior FIFA executives have distanced themselves from their boss Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors

FIFA on Tuesday dismissed as “pure fiction” a report that its President Gianni Infantino had sought support from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration after the collapse of a plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights.

Fifa development chief Arsene Wenger has denied any involvement in the doomed sell-off plan that has left president Gianni Infantino fighting to save his job. Wenger said he only heard about the proposal – to raise $4bn from selling stakes in a new commercial vehicle that would manage the World Cup to private investors

Trump and Infantino ‌have forged a close relationship with the two appearing together at major soccer events including this year's World Cup

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino turned to Donald Trump to save his job amid revolt to World Cup privatisation plan.

The Post reported that Infantino had repeatedly tried and failed to reach US President Donald Trump by phone since the proposal collapsed on Friday.

FIFA's Infantino sought Trump backing after failed World Cup sell-off plan, NY Post reports  Reuters

Aug 3 : FIFA President Gianni Infantino sought support from the Trump administration amid mounting criticism after his abandoned plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights, the New York Post said on Monday, citing sources familiar with the matter.The Post reported that Infantino had repeatedly tried and failed