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Infantino Re-elected Amid $40M World Cup Stake Controversy

8/6/2026

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Gianni Infantino retained his FIFA presidency after executives backed him at a Rabat meeting.
Infantino and Mattias Grafström sent a letter apologising for errors in the FFE proposal.
The FFE plan would have sold World Cup stakes to investors for $40 million per association.
UEFA said it lost confidence in Infantino, calling the deal shabby, back-room and opaque.

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Gianni Infantino retained his FIFA presidency after executives backed him at a Rabat meeting.
Infantino and Mattias Grafström sent a letter apologising for errors in the FFE proposal.
The FFE plan would have sold World Cup stakes to investors for $40 million per association.
UEFA said it lost confidence in Infantino, calling the deal shabby, back-room and opaque.