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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