"If he is gone, it will never be as successful or profitable again," US President Donald Trump wrote of Infantino and the World Cup in a post on Truth Social.

Trump’s support for the FIFA boss comes as he faces a growing revolt from several soccer nations over his now-scrapped secretive plans to privatize the World Cup.

US President Donald Trump's backing of Gianni Infantino contrasts with the response of US Soccer, which issued a statement critiquing the FIFA president alongside other major…