Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFifa president Gianni Infantino has abandoned a controversial plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company to private investors, citing divisions among football stakeholders. The proposal faced significant opposition, including outright rejection from three confederations and a threat from Uefa to boycott Fifa competitions. Prime Minister Andy Burnham strongly criticised Mr Infantino's leadership, stating he is not the right person to lead world football and calling the plan 'offensive'. Uefa welcomed the withdrawal but expressed a profound loss of trust in Mr Infantino, describing the plan as a 'shabby, back room, opaque deal'. The European governing body has committed to a thorough review with its associations to understand how the situation arose and ensure such schemes cannot happen again. In fullAndy Burnham says Gianni Infantino is not ‘the right man’ to lead Fifa after World Cup sell-off planMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Andy Burnham calls for ‘wrong man’ Gianni Infantino to be replaced
Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleFifa president Gianni Infantino has abandoned a controversial plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company to private investors, citing divisions among football stakeholders. The proposal faced significant opposition, including outright rejection from three confederations and a threat from Uefa to boycott Fifa competitions. Prime Minister Andy Burnham strongly criticised Mr Infantino's leadership, stating he is not the right person to lead world football and calling the plan 'offensive'. Uefa welcomed the withdrawal but expressed a profound loss of trust in Mr Infantino, describing the plan as a 'shabby, back room, opaque deal'. The European governing body has committed to a thorough review with its associations to understand how the situation arose and ensure such schemes cannot happen again. In fullAndy Burnham says Gianni Infantino is not ‘the right man’ to lead Fifa after World Cup sell-off planMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
