Gianni Infantino’s plan to gain the support of a famous former player has spectacularly backfired, with the Real Madrid legend Luís Figo delivering a nut-and-bolt dismantling of the FIFA president, whose recent behavior he described “the lowest, most deceitful and cravenly self-interested” he’s ever had the displeasure of suffering through.
Infantino has been fighting a losing battle in the days since announcing his ultimately doomed scheme to sell off stakes in the commercial rights of FIFA’s most valuable tournaments, namely the World Cup and Club World Cup.
