FIFA President Gianni Infantino received the “full support” of senior directors yesterday, but world football’s governing body apologised for the controversy surrounding the now-shelved plan to open the World Cup to private investment. Facing a barrage of criticism following the aborted plan, FIFA’s leadership acknowledged “errors”, while none...
•FIFA President Gianni Infantino FIFA president, Gianni Infantino said today that football “cannot solve geopolitical problems”, as he comes under pressure to suspend Israel over the Palestinian conflict. The sport’s world governing body said in a statement that at a meeting of the FIFA Council, Infantino “stressed the importance of promoting ...

