The FA and UEFA are leading the charge to depose Gianni Infantino as FIFA president after he scrapped the ‘shabby, back-room deal’ to sell stakes in the World Cup.
Pressure is mounting on the under-fire boss after his controversial plan to sell a £3.1billion stake in football’s most coveted tournament to a group of private investors led by Josh Kushner – an extended relation of US President Donald Trump – collapsed on Friday night.
The scheme, which received wholesale opposition from football nations around the world, has seen scrutiny on Infantino’s presidency intensify.
UEFA, European football’s governing body, spearheaded calls condemning Infantino’s plot and, in a lengthy
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