Carlos Cordeiro has resigned as senior adviser to the FIFA president, expressing his disapproval of a controversial proposal to bring in private investment.

Senior FIFA adviser Carlos Cordeiro, who represented the soccer body on the White House Task Force for the World Cup, resigned Friday in protest at its private equity plan. “I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup,

Amid the controversy over Gianni Infantino's proposed plan, FIFA advisor Carlos Cordeiro announced his resignation with a strong message. FIFA is facing an unexpected internal crisis after Carlos Cordeiro,

The former president of US Soccer says he opposes the scheme "unequivocally", calling it "a bad deal for FIFA's members, a bad deal for football, and a bad deal for the long-term future of the game".

German Press Agency Amid the global controversy over his investor plans, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has reportedly lost a close confidant. Carlos Cordeiro, a senior advisor to the world soccer governing body, resigned in protest against the plan, as ...

Team associations across Europe, Asia, and North America are pushing back hard against a plan they say treats the World Cup like an ‘investment product.’ FIFA is not new to controversy. In the last decade,