00:00FIFA President Gianni Infantino has received the backing of the organisation's senior leadership
00:09despite mounting criticism over the abandoned plan to sell a stake in the commercial rights
00:17of the World Cup to private investors. Now, following a marathon crisis meeting in Morocco,
00:25FIFA's management board reaffirmed its support for Infantino, who apologised to football's 211 member
00:35associations for what he described as mistakes in the handling of the proposal. The governing body
00:44also pledged to review its governance process after widespread backlash over the lack of consultation
00:53surrounding the plan. The controversial proposal, which would have seen FIFA create a new commercial
01:03entity before selling a minority stake to private investment, sparked fierce opposition from
01:12confederations and national associations. UEFA, the African Confederation, as well as others
01:21like the Asian Confederation too, all expressed concerns over football's future. Despite speculation
01:31over Infantino's future, FIFA have insisted the president remains in leadership and will stay
01:39actively serving the global game.
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