Top Fifa official Wenger says scrapping World Cup plan 'absolutely necessary'

Fifa's chief of global football development Arsene Wenger says the decision to scrap the plan to have private investment in Fifa competitions was "absolutely necessary".

Wenger says scrapping Infantino's World Cup plan was 'absolutely necessary'

The former Arsenal manager said the decision to scrap Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup was 'beyond question.'

Wenger and Infantino’s No 2 Grafström criticise ‘sad and reproachable’ World Cup plan

Senior Fifa duo pile pressure on under-fire president Wenger reveals he knew nothing about investment plan Gianni Infantino’s authority was dealt a further blow after his No 2, the Fifa secretary general Mattias Grafström, called the failed World Cup private investment plan a “sad and reproachable series of events”. In further evidence that senior Fifa personnel continue to distance themselves from Infantino and his botched scheme, Arsène Wenger issued a statement on Tuesday morning saying ...

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Arsene Wenger breaks silence on Gianni Infantino’s failed World Cup sell-off plan

Fifa’s chief of global development Arsene Wenger welcomes Infantino’s decision to scrap controversial proposal

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Fifa private money plan had to be scrapped - Wenger

Fifa's chief of global football development Arsene Wenger says the decision to scrap the plan to have private investment in Fifa competitions was "absolutely necessary".

Wenger says scrapping Infantino's World Cup plan was 'absolutely necessary'

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said the decision to scrap FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s controversial plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup was “absolutely necessary and beyond question”. Wenger works as FIFA’s chief of global football development — he was appointed in 2019 — and the Frenchman became the latest high-profile figure to criticise Infantino’s scheme on Tuesday. Infantino wanted to sell a 20 per cent stake in the World Cup to private equity investors through his FIFA ...

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Wenger backs decision to scrap Infantino’s controversial World Cup proposal

Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development, supports the decision to scrap Gianni Infantino’s controversial World Cup proposal, citing the Read More: https://punchng.com/wenger-backs-decision-to-scrap-infantinos-controversial-world-cup-proposal/

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Scrapping Infantino’s World Cup plan was ‘absolutely necessary’ – Wenger

Wenger works as FIFA's chief of global football development -- he was appointed in 2019 -- and the Frenchman became the latest high-profile figure to criticise Infantino's scheme on Tuesday. The post Scrapping Infantino’s World Cup plan was ‘absolutely necessary’ – Wenger appeared first on Vanguard News.

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