FIFA Scraps World Cup Stake Sale, Infantino Under Scrutiny
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- FIFA scrapped its plans to sell stakes in the World Cup, a reversal that has become the flashpoint for new levels of scrutiny of its president.
- Gianni Infantino's leadership has been called into question by multiple high-ranking bodies in the wake of the abandoned stake-sale plan, raising the prospect of an open contest over who should run FIFA.
Why it matters: FIFA's reversal on the World Cup stake-sale plan has handed critics a rallying point, turning what was an internal commercial proposal into a direct challenge to Infantino's hold on the presidency from multiple high-ranking bodies within the sport's governance structure.
