FIFA apologizes to members and affirms support for president Gianni Infantino
With the private investment proposal withdrawn, FIFA said it would "no longer tolerate any attacks on its integrity, good governance and due process."
FIFA has issued an apology to its members for errors involving their scrapped plan to sell commercial rights to the World Cup. The body's leadership demonstrated solidarity with President Gianni Infantino during a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday. The proposal to transfer a 20% stake in a new commercial rights entity to private investors, potentially generating $4.2 billion, sparked widespread outrage and was ultimately abandoned last Friday.
Infantino faced significant criticism, even from within FIFA, which questioned his prospects for re-election as president in March. The FIFA Secretary General and key members of the FIFA management board expressed their unwavering backing for Infantino during the meeting in Rabat, Morocco.
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