FIFA, Trump and Infantino
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FIFA refutes report that its President Gianni Infantino sought Donald Trump’s backing after failed World Cup selloff.
The backlash has intensified over Infantino's failed plan to spin off the world soccer governing body's commercial assets into a new entity backed by private investors.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said his proposal "will not proceed" after UEFA — the European football association that includes powerhouses such as Spain, France, England and Germany — unanimously threatened to boycott all FIFA competitions going forward.
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The power struggle raging around the FIFA president has taken a few more twists and turns.
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino is reportedly “begging” Donald Trump to save his job, but the US President is refusing to answer the desperate football chief’s phone calls.
Gianni Infantino’s plan to monetize FIFA—and to reportedly pay himself accordingly—threatens to be his undoing.
FIFA cancels a highly scrutinized plan to seek outside investors for a proposed commercial subsidiary built around the World Cup.