Soccer's Top Leader Faces Backlash After Dropped Plan to Sell World Cup

Soccer's Top Leader Faces Backlash After Dropped Plan to Sell World Cup

FIFA's leader Gianni Infantino scrapped a plan to sell pieces of the World Cup to private investors on July 31, then said sorry for "errors" on August 5. Soccer's own members pushed back: European and American federations lost trust, an adviser quit, Asian groups objected, Norway wanted him out, and England's FA pulled its support.

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