FIFA president Infantino abandons $20 billion World Cup plan
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Three confederations were hard against the idea. The other three didn’t exactly voice support either.
The dramatic fallout from Gianni Infantino's scrapped proposal has exposed growing unease within world soccer over his leadership style.
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CONCACAF joins UEFA in rejecting Gianni Infantino's controversial FIFA World Cup stake sale
CONCACAF has released a damning statement rejecting FIFA President Gianni Infantino's proposed 'FIFA Forward Enterprise,' which would essentially see stakes in the World Cup sold
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Soccer-Infantino faces crisis as UEFA, CONCACAF declare lost confidence over scrapped World Cup deal
Aug 1 (Reuters) - FIFA President Gianni Infantino is under unprecedented fire after regional confederations UEFA and CONCACAF said on Saturday they had lost confidence in his leadership following his abandoned plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) joined UEFA and CONCACAF in condemning world football's governing body FIFA's proposed private investment plan, saying on Friday they were alarmed it had reached the point a "World Cup boycott has entered public discourse".