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Infantino increasingly embattled after senior adviser resigns over World Cup sell-off plans
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Infantino increasingly embattled after senior adviser resigns over World Cup sell-off plans

The Guardian Football about 4 hours 1 mins read
  • Infantino’s role as president under increasing pressure

  • 143 of Fifa’s 211 members now stand against scheme

Gianni Infantino’s authority has been dealt a fresh blow after Carlos Cordeiro, one of his senior advisers, resigned with immediate effect in protest at proposals to sell a stake in the World Cup.

In the latest embarrassment for Infantino, who saw European FAs threaten to boycott future Fifa tournaments on Thursday, the former US Soccer chief Cordeiro criticised “a bad deal for football” and pointed out that the global governing body already sits on huge amounts of debt-free reserves.

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