Top FIFA Officials Distance Themselves from Infantino's Failed World Cup Plan
Several top FIFA officials, including Arsene Wenger and Gianni Infantino's deputy, have distanced themselves from and criticized Infantino's failed World Cup sell-off plan. Wenger stated that scrapping the controversial proposal was 'absolutely necessary' and condemned the 'sad and reproachable' plan.
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Top Fifa official Wenger says scrapping World Cup plan 'absolutely necessary'
Fifa's chief of global football development Arsene Wenger says the decision to scrap the plan to have private investment in Fifa competitions was "absolutely necessary".
Read full article →Wenger says scrapping Infantino's World Cup plan was 'absolutely necessary'
The former Arsenal manager said the decision to scrap Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup was 'beyond question.'
Read full article →Wenger and Infantino’s No 2 Grafström criticise ‘sad and reproachable’ World Cup plan
Senior Fifa duo pile pressure on under-fire president Wenger reveals he knew nothing about investment plan Gianni Infantino’s authority was dealt a further blow after his No 2, the Fifa secretary general Mattias Grafström, called the failed World Cup private investment plan a “sad and reproachable series of events”. In further evidence that senior Fifa personnel continue to distance themselves from Infantino and his botched scheme, Arsène Wenger issued a statement on Tuesday morning saying ...
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Fifa’s chief of global development Arsene Wenger welcomes Infantino’s decision to scrap controversial proposal
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Read full article →Top FIFA officials Wenger and Grafstroem distance themselves from Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan
GENEVA (AP) -- Two senior FIFA executives -- coaching great Arsène Wenger and CEO-like secretary general Mattias Grafstroem -- distanced themselves Tuesday from their boss Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors. Wenger said in a statement he knew nothing of the $20 billion plan and that it was "absolutely necessary" to drop the proposal, and Grafstroem sent an email to all FIFA staff -- seen by The Associated Press -- calling the last week
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Read full article →Top Fifa executive Wenger condemns move to reform World Cup business plan
Former Arsenal coach Arsène Wenger on Tuesday became the latest top executive at world football's governing body Fifa to distance himself from the failed plan of Fifa boss Gianni Infantino to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.
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Read full article →Wenger says scrapping Infantino's World Cup plan was 'absolutely necessary'
Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said the decision to scrap FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup was “absolutely necessary and beyond question”. Wenger works as FIFA’s chief of global football development — he was appointed in 2019 — and the Frenchman became the latest high-profile figure to criticise Infantino’s scheme on Tuesday. Infantino wanted to sell a 20 per cent stake in the World Cup to private equity investors through his FIFA ...
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Read full article →Top Fifa officials distance themselves from Infantino after failed World Cup sell-off plan
Fifa’s chief of global development, former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, said “the decision to withdraw the project was absolutely necessary and beyond question”.
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Read full article →Wenger backs decision to scrap Infantino’s controversial World Cup proposal
Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development, supports the decision to scrap Gianni Infantino’s controversial World Cup proposal, citing the Read More: https://punchng.com/wenger-backs-decision-to-scrap-infantinos-controversial-world-cup-proposal/
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Read full article →Scrapping Infantino’s World Cup plan was ‘absolutely necessary’ – Wenger
Wenger works as FIFA's chief of global football development -- he was appointed in 2019 -- and the Frenchman became the latest high-profile figure to criticise Infantino's scheme on Tuesday. The post Scrapping Infantino’s World Cup plan was ‘absolutely necessary’ – Wenger appeared first on Vanguard News.
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