Infantino’s senior adviser resigns after opposing Fifa’s World Cup proposal

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 inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleCordeiro (left) has quit his role (AFP/Getty)Fifa president Gianni Infantino is facing mounting pressure following the resignation of his senior adviser, Carlos Cordeiro, over a controversial plan to sell a stake in a World Cup company to private investors. Cordeiro, who has over 35 years in banking, publicly stated that the initiative to create Fifa Forward Enterprise was a “bad deal for football”, warning against the consequences of giving away part of the sport's inherent value. The proposal has been met with significant opposition from major football confederations, including Uefa, Concacaf (North and Central America, Caribbean), and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Uefa members have explicitly announced they will boycott future Fifa competitions should the World Cup proposal go ahead, describing it as a “profound failure of leadership” and an “abdication of Fifa’s duty”. Concacaf and the AFC have echoed these concerns, rejecting the proposal due to a lack of transparency and proper governance, with the AFC noting that the possibility of a World Cup boycott should alarm everyone involved in the sport. In fullGianni Infantino under mounting pressure as senior adviser quits over 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

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