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Infantino apologizes to FIFA Council for World Cup sell-off plan

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The football chief said he was sorry "for the mistakes that we made," but reminded that his project was only a proposal and "in no way a done deal." Fifa president Gianni Infantino gave "no satisfactory answers" when grilled Thursday during a meeting to discuss his attempts to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, senior members of football's global governing body said, but he did offer an apology for the failed project. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • The football chief said he was sorry "for the mistakes that we made," but reminded that his project was only a proposal and "in no way a done deal."S1
  • Fifa president Gianni Infantino gave "no satisfactory answers" when grilled Thursday during a meeting to discuss his attempts to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, senior members of football's global governing body said, but he did offer an apo...S2
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1d Politico

Infantino apologizes to FIFA Council for World Cup sell-off plan

The football chief said he was sorry "for the mistakes that we made," but reminded that his project was only a proposal and "in no way a done deal."

2d RFI

Infantino offers apology but 'no answers' at Fifa meeting over World Cup plan

Fifa president Gianni Infantino gave "no satisfactory answers" when grilled Thursday during a meeting to discuss his attempts to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors,…

Infantino apologizes to FIFA Council for World Cup sell-off plan

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The brief

The football chief said he was sorry "for the mistakes that we made," but reminded that his project was only a proposal and "in no way a done deal." Fifa president Gianni Infantino gave "no satisfactory answers" when grilled Thursday during a meeting to discuss his attempts to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, senior members of football's global governing body said, but he did offer an apology for the failed project. Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • The football chief said he was sorry "for the mistakes that we made," but reminded that his project was only a proposal and "in no way a done deal."S1
  • Fifa president Gianni Infantino gave "no satisfactory answers" when grilled Thursday during a meeting to discuss his attempts to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, senior members of football's global governing body said, but he did offer an apo...S2
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S1 Politico 1 report · EN
S2 RFILead 1 report · EN