Arsene Wenger, Fifa's chief of global football development, has publicly endorsed Gianni Infantino's decision to abandon a controversial plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company to private investors, describing the move as "absolutely necessary and beyond question."
The former ****** nal manager's statement on Tuesday follows a week of intense scrutiny over Infantino's proposal to establish Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) and offload a 20 per cent share to private equity firms.
The initiative faced significant opposition, with three continental confederations rejecting it outright, and Uefa going as far as threatening to boycott the World Cup and other Fifa competitions if the plan proceeded.
Wenger, who clarified he had no intention of following senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro in resigning, distanced himself from the FFE scheme. He ****** erted his belief in Fifa's role in serving the game with "commitment, transparency, and integrity."
Wenger has backed the decision to scrap the World Cup sell-off plan (Reuters)
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The former ****** nal manager's statement on Tuesday follows a week of intense scrutiny over Infantino's proposal to establish Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) and offload a 20 per cent share to private equity firms.
The initiative faced significant opposition, with three continental confederations rejecting it outright, and Uefa going as far as threatening to boycott the World Cup and other Fifa competitions if the plan proceeded.
Wenger, who clarified he had no intention of following senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro in resigning, distanced himself from the FFE scheme. He ****** erted his belief in Fifa's role in serving the game with "commitment, transparency, and integrity."
Wenger has backed the decision to scrap the World Cup sell-off plan (Reuters)
#wenger #plan #private
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