Infantino faces FIFA rebels in Zurich after failed World Cup stake sale

Gianni ⁠Infantino faces the football leaders who ⁠want him gone on Thursday in his first meeting with FIFA’s top brass since his plan to sell a stake in FIFA tournaments, including the World Cup, collapsed. Infantino has faced calls to resign from the leaders of three regional football confederations – UEFA (Europe), AFC (Asia) ⁠and CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean) – and their representatives will be present in Zurich for a FIFA Council meeting. They will be joined by their counterparts from Africa, South America and Oceania. On the agenda will be a discussion of the failed FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) scheme, which Infantino was forced to abandon ⁠within days of announcing it in July.