FIFA ?apologized to its members for mistakes made over its abandoned proposal to sell commercial rights to the World Cup as the body¡¯s leadership reaffirmed its support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino after a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday.
The proposal to sell a 20% stake in a new commercial rights entity to private investors in a deal that would have raised about $4.2 billion provoked a fierce backlash and was withdrawn last Friday. Infantino bore the brunt of the criticism, including some from inside FIFA, which raised questions over his reelection as president next March.
¡°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,¡± the statement said.
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