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FIFA President Gianni Infantino holds the trophy at full-time following the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images) Chris Brunskill/Fantasista via Getty Images GENEVA (AP) — Two senior FIFA officials criticized Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan Friday with one resigning as a presidential adviser and a second saying staff were deceived by project that must not go ahead.
Carlos Cordeiro, who represented the soccer body on the White House Task Force for the World Cup , resigned in protest at the private equity plan .
Politics: FIFA President Hit With Ethics Complaint Over Relationship With Trump
“I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup,” Cordeiro, a former Goldman Sachs banker, said in a statement…
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