Infantino’s FIFA crisis: What is reaction to World Cup investment U-turn?

Backlash to FIFA’s private investment plan for World Cups and events was huge; now football reacts to the U-turn’s fallout.FIFA President ‌Gianni Infantino has said that world football’s governing ⁠body had ⁠scrapped plans to sell a stake in the World Cup and other events to private investors after widespread backlash.The response to the plan, which was announced on Tuesday by Infantino, was overwhelming.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Who are candidates to take on Infantino for FIFA presidency? All to knowlist 2 of 4UEFA says it has lost confidence in Infantino’s FIFA leadershiplist 3 of 4Football must be ‘shaped through proper consultation’ by FIFA, says AFClist 4 of 4Why has Infantino scrapped FIFA’s World Cup investment plan? What to knowend of listThe wording of the outcry from around the globe was damning of the proposal, but stopped short of directly criticising Infantino.The reaction to Infantino’s decision late on Friday to scrap the investment scheme, which would have sold minority stakes in World Cups and other FIFA events, ranges from overt votes of no confidence in the FIFA president to more subtle, but equally notable, condemnation of the week’s events.“...