Gianni Infantino has called a “crisis meeting” with the organization’s top officials for this Wednesday (5) in Morocco, according to The Times.
The FIFA president’s goal is to contain the growing pressure he has been facing since the initiative – later abandoned – to market the World Cup’s rights.
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The decision comes after more episodes that have reinforced his isolation.
Mattias Grafström, FIFA’s secretary-general, has become the latest ally to criticize Infantino’s plan.
In an internal email sent to the organization’s staff, Grafström described the project as “a sad and deplorable sequence of events.”
Meanwhile, Arsène Wenger, former Arsenal manager and current FIFA Chief of Global Football Development, distanced himself from the proposal and said the decision to shelve it was “absolutely necessary.”
Wenger slams Infantino’s project and deepens the political crisis at FIFA
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Infantino will try to reinforce that he is still capable of leading the organization.
He had been considered the overwhelming favorite to win next year’s FIFA presidential election and is now fighting to remain “politically alive.”
Support from UEFA, considered the most important, no longer exists after the body led by Aleksander Čeferin showed itself to be completely opposed to his plans.
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