FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafström has described the governing body's abandoned World Cup investment proposal as a "sad and reproachable series of events," urging staff to remain focused despite the turmoil surrounding the controversial project.

Two senior FIFA executives have distanced themselves from their boss Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors

FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafström has described the governing body's abandoned World Cup investment proposal as a "sad and reproachable series of events," urging staff to…