Gianni Infantino asked to stay away from youth tournament amid anger at FIFA World Cup sell-off plan
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been asked to stay away from a youth tournament in a sign of deepening divisions caused by his attempted World Cup sell-off, Sky News has learnt. Mr Infantino was told in a letter on Friday by the region’s football leadership that his presence at the event in the Dominican Republic this […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has been informed by CONCACAF leaders that his participation in an under-14s tournament in the Dominican Republic could detract from the event, due to his controversial plan to sell World Cup shares. Infantino arrived in the Caribbean island on Friday, greeted by local officials, despite the concerns raised by the North American and Caribbean region's football confederation.
The controversy stems from leaked plans to sell 20% of the World Cup to private investors, which has sparked outrage within CONCACAF. CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani wrote to Infantino, saying that the "governance crisis" caused by the scheme would "undermine" the technical nature of the tournament. FIFA has not commented on the matter.
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