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Infantino under huge pressure after plan for World Cup sell-off sparks resignation and rebuke

Infantino under huge pressure after plan for World Cup sell-off sparks resignation and rebuke

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Cordeiro quits as senior adviser to Fifa president Lamour: sell-off plan ‘defies belief and imagination’ The walls started closing in on Gianni Infantino after another dramatic day that saw one of his senior advisers resign and brought a scathing rebuke from Fifa’s own chief operating officer. Infantino is under huge p

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Cordeiro quits as senior adviser to Fifa president Lamour: sell-off plan ‘defies belief and imagination’ The walls started closing in on Gianni Infantino after another dramatic day that saw one of his senior advisers resign and brought a scathing rebuke from Fifa’s own chief operating officer.

Infantino is under huge pressure after his plan to sell chunks of the World Cup to private investors met a tide of opposition from around the globe.

European countries have already promised to boycott Fifa competitions if he does not shelve the scheme but Friday’s developments, which led to two key members of his inner circle distancing themselves from him, may prove equally damaging to any prospects of salvaging his presidency.

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