FIFA APOLOGISES FOR WORLD CUP PRIVATE INVESTMENT CONTROVERSY

FIFA President Gianni Infantino held a crisis meeting on Wednesday in Morocco following the controversy over opening up the World Cup to private investors. In a joint letter with Secretary General Mattias Grafström, he acknowledged “mistakes” and a lack of consultation.

France 24 - International breaki reports that fIFA President Gianni Infantino held a crisis meeting on Wednesday in Morocco following the controversy over opening up the World Cup to private investors.

The report adds: In a joint letter with Secretary General Mattias Grafström, he acknowledged “mistakes” and a lack of consultation.

Despite the controversy, FIFA officials reiterated their “full support” for the organisation’s president.

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