Trump Warns FIFA Would Make 'Terrible Mistake' by Replacing Infantino
Trump warned FIFA it would make a terrible mistake replacing Gianni Infantino as three confederations demanded an independent review of the aborted sale plan.
- President Donald Trump publicly cautioned FIFA that removing President Gianni Infantino would be a terrible mistake.
- Trump commended Infantino's leadership, crediting him with organizing the most profitable and successful World Cup in history.
- The endorsement follows intense backlash from major international football confederations regarding a controversial plan to sell tournament stakes to private investors.
- European, Asian, and North and Central American soccer bodies recently criticized Infantino in a joint open letter alleging a breach of trust.
- Although FIFA ultimately scrapped the commercial proposal and apologized for the process, Infantino continues to face heavy scrutiny over his future.
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Trump says ousting FIFA boss Infantino would be ‘terrible mistake’
US President Donald Trump defends embattled FIFA President Gianni Infantino, calling his removal a “terrible mistake” amid calls for his ouster. Read More: https://punchng.com/trump-says-ousting-fifa-boss-infantino-would-be-terrible-mistake/
Trump says would be 'terrible mistake' to oust embattled FIFA president Infantino
US President Donald Trump said on Monday it would be “a terrible mistake” to replace Gianni Infantino, the embattled FIFA president who tried, and failed, to sell off part of the World Cup to private investors. Infantino came under renewed fire in an open letter signed by three confederations — Europe’s UEFA, North and Central America’s CONCACAF and Asia’s AFC — accusing the world football boss of breaking trust “through deception”. But Trump ba…
The president of the United States, writing on his social network, Truth Social, came out in defense of Gianni Infantino, leader of FIFA who in recent years has visited the Oval Hall of the White House and even created a Peace Prize to deliver it to Trump
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