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    "editor1": "<p>FIFA Forward Enterprise: FIFA chief Gianni Infantino will hold a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday after his plan to sell off FIFA&#39;s commercial and event operations faced fierce criticism.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Infantino was forced to withdraw his plan to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a company to run the commercial and operational aspects of FIFA&#39;s tournaments, after it triggered widespread opposition from UEFA, Concacaf, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and several national associations, as well as criticism from within FIFA.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to the Sky Sports report, Infantino has asked senior leaders of football&#39;s world governing body to attend the meeting in Rabat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>FIFA&#39;s chief of global football development Arsene Wenger has backed the decision to withdraw the controversial FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal, saying abandoning the project was &#39;absolutely necessary and beyond question&#39; and reaffirming his belief in an independent and transparent world governing body.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In a statement, Wenger clarified that he had no involvement in the strategic proposal, which sought to create a commercial subsidiary to manage FIFA&#39;s major competition rights, including the FIFA World Cup, while allowing private investors to acquire an equity stake.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>UEFA threatened to take legal action in response to the controversial proposal, and the Football Association of Wales has officially withdrawn its support for Infantino&#39;s re-election bid as FIFA president.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Moreover, the FA is set to withdraw support for FIFA president Gianni Infantino; Wales became the first football association to officially withdraw support for Infantino&#39;s re-election as FIFA president.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>UEFA threatened to take legal action in response to the controversial proposal, and the Football Association of Wales has officially withdrawn its support for Infantino&#39;s re-election bid as FIFA president.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5>\r\n\r\n<p>The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has confirmed &quot;its withdrawal of support for the candidature of Mr Gianni Infantino for re-election as Fifa president for the 2027-2031 term&quot;.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>\r\n",
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