FIFA president Infantino to stay on after crisis meeting

FIFA's leadership on Wednesday apologized for President Gianni Infantino's plan to open the World Cup to private investment, in a crisis meeting held after growing outrage at the plan and Infantino.

In a statement, the FIFA management board acknowledged "that errors were also made after the proposal was leaked to media." Infantino has since scrapped the plan.

The football body stressed it supported Infantino in staying on as president.FIFA accused of blackmail in exchange for Infantino supportTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video

What did FIFA say?

"Following a meeting in Rabat, Morocco, the FIFA Secretary General and members of the FIFA Management Board in attendance reaffirmed their full support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino, as the only official elected by the 211 FIFA Member Associations," the statement added.