FIFA Executives Criticize Failed World Cup Investment Plan

FIFA's No. 2, secretary general Mattias Grafström, further weakened Gianni Infantino's authority by labeling the failed World Cup private investment plan a 'sad and reproachable series of events.' The criticism comes as senior FIFA personnel continue to distance themselves from Infantino and his botched scheme.

In a separate statement, FIFA's chief of global development Arsène Wenger declared the project's withdrawal was 'absolutely necessary and beyond question.' The former Arsenal manager had remained publicly silent about the unfolding crisis in world football until issuing his statement on Tuesday morning. sport-newz.biz