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08/05 17:24 CDT FIFA says Gianni Infantino given support after 'crisis meeting'
with top staff
FIFA says Gianni Infantino given support after 'crisis meeting' with top staff
By JAMES ROBSON
AP Soccer Writer
FIFA said Wednesday it had apologized for errors made over Gianni Infantino's
failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and that senior staff in attendance
at a summit held in Morocco "reaffirmed their full support" for his presidency.
World soccer's governing body attempted to present a unified front amid the
turbulence caused by Infantino's controversial plans, with calls for him to
step down.
In a statement, FIFA said secretary general Mattias Grafstrm and members of
the management board in attendance at the meeting had given their support to
the embattled president.
Referring to the plans to sell profits in the World Cup through a commercial
subsidiary called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), the statement said "mistakes
made were acknowledged" and that the "process should have been handled
differently."
FIFA said a letter had been sent to FIFA Council and member associations
apologizing for errors and committed to "ensure they do not happen again."
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