FIFA has held top-level discussions in the past 24 hours about how Gianni Infantino can backtrack on his plot to sell a stake in its commercial and event operations while seeking to hold down his position as president.Infantino’s secret plan has attracted major opposition from UEFA, CONCACAF and Asia, with the European confederation saying all 55 of its members would boycott FIFA competitions, including World Cups, if the proposal remains on the table.FIFA responded with a statement at 4.12am BST on Friday (11.12pm ET Thursday), in which it insisted “nobody is selling football” and that while it “acknowledges and respects feedback and concern aired in public”, it would press on with the proposals, adding that it “reaffirms its commitment to an open and democratic consultation.”But no sooner had it done that, the Asian federation (AFC) followed up with a statement saying it stood in solidarity with UEFA and Concacaf, the North and Central American confederation.Infantino was then dealt two seismic internal blows.First, his adviser Carlos Cordeiro quit his role, eviscerating the plan in a statement, which said it was “a bad deal for FIFA’s Member Associations, a bad deal for football, and a bad deal for the long-term future of the game.”Then FIFA’s chief operating officer Kevin Lamour told The Associated Press that staff had been “deceived” by Infantino and that he would be able to sleep well by speaking out on the matter, even if it meant losing his job.“It is the project of one person,” Lamour said. “Not only must this project not go ahead… but the time has now come for football political leaders to ask themselves the right questions and make the right decisions.”