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SportsFIFA backs Infantino but apologises over World Cup investment plan

FIFA’s leadership has reaffirmed its full backing for president Gianni Infantino. It also apologised for how it handled a now-abandoned proposal to open the World Cup to private investment. The organisation acknowledged that the plan should have been managed differently. The proposal had prompted a fierce international backlash.

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FIFA backs Infantino but apologises over World Cup investment plan
FIFA backs Infantino but apologises over World Cup investment planSports