Infantino's chief adviser announces his resignation and reveals details of a proposal to sell the World Cup
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Carlos Cordeiro has resigned as a senior adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, citing opposition to a proposal to privatize the World Cup. The plan, which would allow private investors to buy stakes in the tournament, has faced widespread backlash from major football confederations.
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The potential privatization of the world's largest sporting event represents a major shift in sports governance and has triggered a significant institutional crisis.
Infantino's senior adviser announces his resignation, revealing details of a proposal to sell the World Cup World Cup A new blow to FIFA's project
An unprecedented crisis has erupted inside world football's governing body after Carlos Cordeiro, one of FIFA president Gianni Infantino's closest advisers, announced his immediate resignation in protest at what he called a "flagrant plot to sell the World Cup". The move leaves Infantino more isolated than ever and has deepened global anger at the controversial plan.
Cordeiro walked in direct response to a proposal to set up a FIFA subsidiary, the "FIFA Forward Foundation", to oversee the World Cup and open the door to private investors buying permanent stakes in the sport's most valuable tournament. He branded the plan "a mortgaging of football's future without convincing justification".
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