The planet's most powerful football administrator Gianni Infantino on Saturday yielded to the international collective when he pulled the plug on a plan to allow private investment in the World Cup. His proposals for world football's governing body Fifa to reform its commercial operations had sparked a furious backlash.
The setback to his authority came less than two weeks after the 56-year-old declared the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada as the most successful tournament in its 96-year history.
