FIFA president Gianni Infantino faces resignation calls

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UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham becomes first leader of a major country to call on FIFA president Gianni Infantino to resign
The U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to resign over the plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to a private equity group.

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham Makes Huge Move Against FIFA President Gianni Infantino
Burnham blasts FIFA boss Gianni Infantino as ‘wrong man to lead’ over shock World Cup private cash grab
Reaction to FIFA scrapping World Cup sell-off plans
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday that world soccer's governing body had scrapped plans to sell a stake ​in the World Cup to private investors after widespread ‌backlash.

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Infantino's adviser quits as FIFA's World Cup stake plan triggers confederation backlash
Infantino’s inner circle revolts with World Cup plan ‘dead and buried’
UEFA Declares No Confidence In Infantino And Vows Accountability For Failed World Cup Equity Plan
“No option should be off the table,” said European soccer body UEFA, whose president Aleksander Čeferin has led the fight against Infantino in a seismic week for FIFA.

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Andy Burnham shows true colours with two-word comment on Gianni Infantino and FIFA row
FIFA scraps World Cup private investment plans as Infantino fights for his future

Andy Burnham Sends Strong Post Reacting to FIFA's Plan to Sell World Cup Stakes

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has weighed in on the controversy surrounding FIFA's shock plans to sell commercial rights linked to the World Cup. FIFA are planning to sell off a minority stake in a new commercial entity called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE).

Andy Burnham urged to bring in supporters ownership model amid FIFA controversy

EXCLUSIVE: The Co-operative Party - Labour's sister Party - is calling for a new organisation, a Supporters Direct 2.0, to back supporter and community ownership across sport