Fifa executive criticises Gianni Infantino’s ‘reproachable’ stake sale plan

Arsene Wenger distances himself from Infantino and calls for ‘transparency and integrity’

Infantino wanted to sell a 20% stake in the World Cup to private equity investors through his FIFA Forward Enterprise.

He backed the now-scrapped scheme – despite opposition from regional bodies including the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), PSSI’s own parent body – as he felt Indonesia owed Fifa a debt of gratitude for standing by its football after years of crisis.

A lot was made about Infantino after the body reversed the red card given to US player Folarin Balogun at the request of Trump.