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Infantino remains Fifa president after executive meeting

Infantino remains Fifa president after executive meeting

Summary

Gianni Infantino will stay as president of Fifa after a meeting with senior executives in Morocco. Despite criticism over his plan to sell commercial operations to private investors, the management board gave him their full support.

Key Facts

  • Gianni Infantino was first elected Fifa president in 2016.
  • He called a management board meeting at Fifa's Africa office in Rabat, Morocco.
  • The meeting followed criticism of Infantino's proposal to sell Fifa’s commercial and event operations to private investors.
  • UEFA, the European football governing body, said it lost confidence in Infantino and called the proposal a secretive and poor deal.
  • Internal critics, including Fifa secretary general Mattias Grofstrom, also expressed disappointment with the events.
  • Despite criticism, Grofstrom and the management board reaffirmed their full support for Infantino as president.
  • The controversy over Infantino’s leadership has been reported alongside his ties with President Donald Trump.
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