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FIFA apologised to its members for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup as the body's leadership reaffirmed its support for President Gianni Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday (Aug 5).
Luis Figo tidak senang dengan manuver Presiden FIFA Gianni Infantino belakangan ini. Legenda Timnas Portugal itu mendesak Infantino untuk mundur.
FIFA meminta maaf kepada seluruh negara anggota karena meluncurkan proposal untuk menjual saham Piala Dunia. Induk sepak bola global itu juga mengklaim Gianni Infantino masih didukung sebagai presiden dan tak akan digoyang.
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.
RABAT: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has received the “full support” of senior directors on Wednesday but world football’s governing body apologized for the controversy of the now-shelved plan to open the World Cup to private investment. Facing a barrage of criticism following the aborted plan, FIFA’s leadership acknowledged “errors,” while nonetheless backing under-fire Infantino following a crisis meeting in Morocco. Infantino has come under increasing pressure, even from within his organization, over his handling of the proposal, and calls for him to step down had grown since he abandoned it last Saturday. In a statement Wednesday, FIFA’s leadership acknowledged “that errors were also made after the proposal was leaked to media.” FIFA floated the plan, saying it could raise up to $4.2 billion based on a valuation of $20 billion for a new commercial subsidiary, called the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), which it proposed would run events such as the World Cup and Club World Cup. It said that, if approved, the project could provide each of FIFA’s 211 member associations with a one-off payment of $20 million in early 2027, and increase their funding allocation for the 2027-2030 cycle from $8 million to $20 million. Instead of acting as a sweetener it produced a furious backlash, with European football’s governing body UEFA resorting on Thursday to the nuclear option of boycotting the sport’s jewel in the crown, the World Cup. By Saturday, Infantino held his hands up and withdrew the plan. “Our purpose has always been — and will always be — to unite and improve,” said Infantino. After Wednesday’s meeting in Rabat, the FIFA Secretary General and members of the FIFA Management Board in attendance said in a statement they
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 summit held in Morocco «reaffirmed their full support» for his presidency.
TORONTO, Aug 5 : Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday that he did not have confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino over the handling of his proposal to sell off commercial rights to the soccer World Cup.
Only weeks after the 2026 FIFA World Cup came to a close, Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized Gianni Infantino's leadership as FIFA president.