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Prime Minister Carney Says He Has No Confidence in FIFA President Infantino
Carney said Infantino’s failure to consult FIFA advisers over the abandoned rights plan was a fatal governance failure, fueling wider criticism of the federation.
- On Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he no longer has confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino, citing the soccer leader's mishandling of a failed proposal to sell World Cup commercial rights.
- Following Infantino's abandoned plan to create a $20 billion company to run the World Cup, Carney described the failure to consult senior advisers as a "fatal" governance failure.
- UEFA's 55 member associations previously threatened to boycott the World Cup over the plan, while senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro resigned last week, calling the saga a "sad and reproachable series of events."
- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham joined the criticism last Sunday, calling the FIFA president "the wrong man to lead," as Infantino held a crisis meeting with top officials in Morocco on Wednesday.
- With the FIFA Congress scheduled for March in Morocco, candidates have until November 18 to enter the race. Canadian businessman Victor Montagliani has emerged as a potential challenger to replace Infantino.
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·Berlin, Germany
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he no longer has confidence in Gianni Infantino, stepping up pressure on the FIFA leader after his scrapped plan to sell shares in the World Cup sparked a backlash around the world.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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The Canadian Prime Minister joins the flood of criticism that the president of the governing body of football is receiving for his plans to sell part of the World Cup
·Barcelona, Spain
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