Gianni Infantino will remain Fifa president after receiving backing from senior executives, but "sincerely apologises" for errors in his controversial private investment plans.

By Rohith Nair Aug 6 (Reuters) - FIFA's bid to move past the biggest internal crisis of Gianni Infantino's reign is unlikely to end scrutiny of how world soccer is governed as questions linger on whether promised reforms will lead to meaningful change before the 2027 presidential election.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino signed a letter in which the soccer governing body’s top brass finally accepted that the plan to sell stakes in the World Cup was handled poorly. The past couple of weeks have been quite uncomfortable for Gianni Infantino.

Gianni Infantino is to stay on as FIFA president, after apologising for 'mistakes' made in the process of his failed proposal to sell shares in the World Cup to private investors.

Gianni Infantino has issued a rare public apology for the controversial proposal to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Despite the immense backlash that forced a total U-turn on the project,

The crisis triggered by Gianni Infantino's abandoned proposal to sell off a stake ​in the World Cup deepened with influential figures publicly distancing themselves from the project.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he no longer has confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino, adding to growing pressure on the soccer leader after his abandoned plan to sell stakes in the World Cup sparked a global backlash.