Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president
FIFA leadership has reaffirmed support for President Gianni Infantino following a crisis meeting regarding a failed plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors. The governing body apologized for the process and confirmed the proposal is now off the table, though calls for broader governance reform persist.
Why it matters
The controversy underscores ongoing concerns regarding FIFA's internal governance, transparency, and the commercialization of international sports.
FIFA said Wednesday it had apologized for errors made over Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and that senior staff in attendance at a crisis meeting in Morocco "reaffirmed their full support" for his presidency.
Sports FIFA scraps controversial deal to sell stakes in World Cup to private investors World soccer's governing body attempted to present a unified front amid the turbulence caused by Infantino's controversial plans, with calls for him to step down.
In a statement, FIFA said Secretary-General Mattias Grafström and members of the management board in attendance in Rabat had given their support to the embattled president.
Referring to the plans to sell profits in the World Cup through a commercial subsidiary called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), the statement said "mistakes made were acknowledged" and that the "process should have been handled differently."
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