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English FA Ends Support for Infantino
The English Football Association withdrew its support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino after he failed to push through a plan to sell investment stakes in the World Cup. He announced his rejection of backing the idea to sell 20% of the tournament's rights to investors from private equity firms through the "FIFA Forward Enterprise" project. The plan drew widespread criticism from the European governing body (UEFA) and four other continental associations, leading Infantino to backtrack and abandon its implementation last week. Despite some FIFA officials expressing support for Infantino during an emergency meeting, UEFA reaffirmed its stance to boycott both the men's and women's World Cups in protest against what it called a flawed scheme. Additionally, the English FA reiterated its rejection of Infantino's bid for a new term. The criticism continued from prominent football figures and organizations opposed to FIFA's overreach of power, amid dissatisfaction with the failure of the World Cup profit-sharing plan and the loss of backing from major associations and international bodies.
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