Soccer-FIFA faces fresh transparency calls after retreat on World Cup sell-off plan
Aug 1 (Reuters) - FIFA faced renewed calls for transparency on Saturday after it abruptly shelved plans to sell a stake in the commercial rights to the World Cup, a proposal that triggered fierce backlash from regional confederations that said they had been blindsided.
The swift reversal has exposed growing unease within world soccer over FIFA President Gianni Infantino's leadership style, with football officials demanding greater oversight of decisions that could reshape the governance and commercial future of the sport.
Infantino’s World Cup sell‑off plan collapses
- White House’s World Cup adviser quits over FIFA’s $20 billion cash grab NY Post —
- Gianni Infantino’s top aide’s damning statement in full after QUITTING over ‘irresponsible’ World Cup sale plot The Sun —
- Senior Infantino adviser quits as AFC opposes plans MyJoyOnline —
- FIFA plan hit by senior advisor resigning, AFC opposition Gulf News —
- ‘Stands in solidarity’: AFC joins UEFA, CONCACAF in opposing FIFA's World Cup investment plan Times Of India —