Infantino calls executive meeting as criticism mounts
Gianni Infantino summoned senior leaders of football's world governing body to a meeting in Morocco on Wednesday, after facing fierce criticism of his plan to sell off Fifa's commercial and event operations. Infantino called an executive meeting in Rabat to find a solution to the controversy.
Fifa's chief of global football development Arsene Wenger, secretary general Mattias Grafstrom, and Prince Ali, president of the Jordanian Football Association, all opposed Infantino's Fifa Forward Enterprise. Wenger stated that scrapping the plan was "absolutely necessary and beyond question." Grafstrom called the last week "a sad and reproachable series of events" in an internal email. Prince Ali accused Fifa of creating a situation which "amounts to blackmail" over unpaid prize money and support for Infantino's re-election. Wenger has been in his role since 2019 and previously supported Infantino's proposal to play the men's World Cup every two years. Wenger stated he was not involved in this strategic plan and first became aware of it through media reports.
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Fifa president Gianni Infantino has called an executive meeting in Morocco amid mounting criticism of his plan to sell off the body's commercial and
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