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FIFA Chief Gianni Infantino Calls Crisis Meeting With Senior Staff In Morocco

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FIFA Chief Gianni Infantino Calls Crisis Meeting With Senior Staff In Morocco

By IANS News August 05, 2026 • 10:49 AM View: 304

FIFA Forward Enterprise: FIFA chief Gianni Infantino will hold a crisis meeting in Morocco on Wednesday after his plan to sell off FIFA's commercial and event operations faced fierce criticism.

Infantino was forced to withdraw his plan to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a company to run the commercial and operational aspects of FIFA'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.

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