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Or sign-in if you have an account.Prime Minister Mark Carney and FIFA President Gianni Infantino at a World Cup event in Ottawa in May 2026. Photo by HYUNGCHEOL PARK/PostmediaWe independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work.Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday joined an international chorus of criticism of Infantino, saying he no longer had confidence in his ability to lead FIFA.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. Plus, special edition NP Platformed and First Reading newsletters and virtual events.Unlimited online access to National Post.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword.Support local journalism.Enjoy the latest local, national and international news.Exclusive articles by Conrad Black, Barbara Kay and others. 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Please try againCarney said Infantino’s reported failure to discuss the plan with FIFA’s senior management team “should be fatal” to his tenure leading world football’s governing body.“This is not how you run any business, a small business, let alone something that is a global responsibility like football,” Carney told reporters in Toronto.Infantino held emergency talks earlier Wednesday with FIFA directors in Morocco, the 2030 World Cup host, seeking to contain the crisis.Infantino had been basking in the afterglow of a highly successful World Cup, the largest ever with 48 teams and co-hosted by three countries: Canada, Mexico and the United States.But his tenure is facing an unprecedented threat amid a wave of global fury over the scrapped plan, which called for the creation of a new commercial subsidiary, called the FIFA Forward Enterprise, to run events such as the World Cup. 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