Infantino remains Fifa president after executive meeting
Gianni Infantino has retained his position as FIFA president following a management board meeting in Morocco. Despite internal and external criticism regarding proposed commercial deals, the board reaffirmed their support for his leadership.
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Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Gianni Infantino was first elected Fifa president in 2016
Football issues correspondent Published 14 minutes ago Gianni Infantino will remain as Fifa president after he received the backing of senior executives in a meeting in Morocco on Wednesday.
Infantino summoned members of the management board to Fifa's Africa office in Rabat following mounting criticism of his aborted attempt to sell off commercial and event operations to private investors.
European football's governing body Uefa said at the weekend that it has lost confidence in Infantino, calling the Fifa Forward Enterprise proposal a "shabby, back room, opaque deal".
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