Gianni Infantino’s divisive plan to sell stakes in the World Cup appears to be dead after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) joined UEFA and CONCACAF in opposing the plot – while two senior FIFA figures turned against him.
Carlos Cordeiro, a retired American investment banker and senior adviser to Infantino, has resigned from his role at FIFA – becoming the first internal figure to do so.
It comes after UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC all opposed FIFA’s plans to generate £3.1billion in private investment in FIFA tournaments.
135 FIFA members are now publicly opposed to the FIFA Forward Enterprise, bringing the dissidents above
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