Nick Mulvenney and Rohith NairAug 5, 2026 – 8.37amLondon | The crisis triggered by FIFA chief Gianni Infantino’s abandoned proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup deepened on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) with influential executives distancing themselves from the project while Jordan’s FA president accused him of blackmail.After three days of unprecedented civil war in the world of soccer administration last week, the 56-year-old Swiss-Italian Infantino backed away from his plan to raise $US4.2 billion ($6 billion) from a new commercial rights body late on Friday night.ReutersSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles