Pressure rising on Infantino, FIFA's World Cup investor plan as advisor resigns
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing internal backlash over a plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private equity firms. Senior staff and advisors have criticized the lack of transparency, with some calling for the project to be abandoned.
From left: Alexi Lalas, Ronaldo, FIFA President Gianni Infantino, host Andrés Cantor, Francesco Totti, and Hristo Stoichkov discuss the match schedule reveal for the 2026 soccer World Cup in Washington, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (Chris Carlson/AP) GENEVA — FIFA's chief operating officer said its staff were deceived by their president Gianni Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan, and suggested on Friday the project must not go ahead.
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