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Prime Minister Carney Says He Has No Confidence in FIFA President Infantino
Carney said Infantino’s failure to consult FIFA advisers over the abandoned rights plan was a fatal governance failure, fueling wider criticism of the federation.
- On Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he no longer has confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino, citing the soccer leader's mishandling of a failed proposal to sell World Cup commercial rights.
- Following Infantino's abandoned plan to create a $20 billion company to run the World Cup, Carney described the failure to consult senior advisers as a "fatal" governance failure.
- UEFA's 55 member associations previously threatened to boycott the World Cup over the plan, while senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro resigned last week, calling the saga a "sad and reproachable series of events."
- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham joined the criticism last Sunday, calling the FIFA president "the wrong man to lead," as Infantino held a crisis meeting with top officials in Morocco on Wednesday.
- With the FIFA Congress scheduled for March in Morocco, candidates have until November 18 to enter the race. Canadian businessman Victor Montagliani has emerged as a potential challenger to replace Infantino.
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'I don't have confidence' in FIFA president Gianni Infantino, Carney says
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Gianni Infantino's decision to not disclose to FIFA's top advisers and officials a proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors "should be fatal" to his position at the head of the organization.
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Canada's Carney says he has no confidence in FIFA's Infantino
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he no longer has confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino, adding to growing pressure on the soccer leader after his abandoned plan to sell stakes in the World Cup sparked a global backlash Carney says Infantino committed a “fatal” governance mistake by
·New York, United States
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Canada PM Carney says he does not have confidence in Fifa's Infantino
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Leaning Left12Leaning Right0Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution63% Left
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- 63% of the sources lean Left
63% Left
L 63%
C 37%
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