Statement reveals Infantino wrote apologies to members Infantino sorry for failing to consult over World Cup sell-off Fifa on Wednesday night confirmed that Gianni Infantino will remain as president after a meeting of its senior executives in Rabat. In a statement which also revealed that Infantino has sent written apologies to the Fifa council and the 211 member associations for failing to consult them over the World Cup sell-off, the world governing body said that he retains the full support of his leadership team. Continue reading...
Canadian prime minister calls abortive sell-off plan ‘fatal’ Figo says Infantino should stand down ‘to save football’ The Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, said on Wednesday that he had no confidence in Gianni Infantino’s leadership of Fifa after another bruising day for the beleaguered president during which the Portugal legend Luís Figo also called for him to resign. Figo had described Infantino’s plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors as “the lowest, most deceitful and cravenly self-interested behaviour I have ever witnessed”. Although more measured, Carney’s intervention could be more significant, as the former governor of the Bank of England is close to the Concacaf president, Victor Montagliani, who is being urged to run against Infantino in next year’s Fifa presidential election. Continue reading...