Gianni Infantino’s future as FIFA president is increasingly uncertain following his controversial—and ultimately abandoned—plans to introduce private investment into the World Cup.
The Swiss administrator proposed offering FIFA’s 211 member associations $40 million each if they backed a plan that would allow outside investors into the men’s and women’s World Cups, as well as other FIFA competitions. The proposal sparked the fiercest backlash of Infantino’s presidency before being scrapped just days later.
