FIFA, Cordeiro and Gianni Infantino

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Carlos Cordeiro, a top adviser to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, resigns over opposition to World Cup proposal
FIFA president Gianni Infantino's ploy to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors has angered another significant party.

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Ex-US Soccer president resigns as FIFA advisor over private investment plan
Soccer-Infantino's senior advisor Cordeiro resigns following proposal to sell FIFA stake
Senior FIFA official resigns over Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan. Second says it deceived staff
Two senior FIFA officials criticized Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan Friday with one resigning as a presidential adviser and a second saying staff were deceived by a project that must not g...

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Senior FIFA staff revolt over Infantino’s ‘bad deal’ for World Cup sell-off
Infantino’s World Cup private investment plan has drawn seismic FIFA backlash. Here’s what to know
Pressure rises on Infantino and FIFA’s World Cup investor plan as adviser resigns, Asia opposes
“I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup,” Cordeiro said in a statement formally resigning, just hours after FIFA insisted in a statement: “Nobody is selling football.”

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino further isolated following senior advisor resignation and confederation revolts
UEFA nations agree to boycott World Cups over FIFA’s private investment plans
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Gianni Infantino’s key FIFA advisor Carlos Cordeiro resigns amid UEFA conflict with bold farewell letter

Amid the controversy over Gianni Infantino's proposed plan, FIFA advisor Carlos Cordeiro announced his resignation with a strong message. FIFA is facing an unexpected internal crisis after Carlos Cordeiro,

White House’s World Cup adviser quits over FIFA’s $20 billion cash grab

Senior FIFA adviser Carlos Cordeiro, who represented the soccer body on the White House Task Force for the World Cup, resigned Friday in protest at its private equity plan. “I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup,
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High-Ranking Infantino Advisor Resigns

German Press Agency Amid the global controversy over his investor plans, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has reportedly lost a close confidant. Carlos Cordeiro, a senior advisor to the world soccer governing body, resigned in protest against the plan, as ...