MELBOURNE, Aug 3 : Gianni Infantino’s hopes of extending his FIFA presidency may rest less on winning back soccer's traditional powers than on calling in favours from the many small and emerging nations that rely heavily on the world governing body's largesse.Infantino is facing the biggest crisis of his de

Follow all the latest on FIFA's controversial World Cup plot - with more nations publicly opposing Gianni Infantino's scheme, while his right-hand man has resigned in protest.

Many Fifa insiders would still see a path to survival for the embattled Fifa president, despite the outcry over his World Cup sell-off plans, if it wasn’t for the close…