Infantino sorry for errors but stays Fifa president
Gianni Infantino will remain as Fifa president after receiving the backing of senior executives, but "sincerely apologises" for errors made in his controversial private investment plans.
Gianni Infantino has expressed regret for the errors he committed in the controversial plans to sell a portion of Fifa's stakes to private investors, but he will continue as the head of FIFA after gaining approval from senior officials during a meeting in Morocco. The managing board of FIFA summoned Infantino to their office in Rabat following widespread criticism of his abandoned proposal.
World football's governing body, UEFA, has lost faith in Infantino, calling the FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal an "unpleasant, backroom, opaque deal," while the secretary general, Mattias Grafstrom, described the situation as a "sad and reproachable series of events." Despite the criticism, both Infantino and Grafstrom have reaffirmed their full support for Infantino as president and apologized for their mistakes, vowing to prevent their recurrence.
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