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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Braidwood

Gianni Infantino apologises for World Cup sell-off plan, but told he’s ‘not fit to be Fifa president’

Gianni Infantino has apologised to the Fifa Council for his World Cup sell-off plan but has been told he’s still “not fit to be Fifa president” after failing to answer questions from his critics.

The FA chair Debbie Hewitt, who sits on the Fifa Council, told reporters in Zurich that Uefa’s position in opposing Infantino has not changed after he attempted to sell stakes in the World Cup and Fifa tournaments to private investors this summer.

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