Sports · 31 July 2026
Burnham says Gianni Infantino is the 'wrong person' to lead FIFA and calls on him to resign
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Andy Burnham has called for FIFA president Gianni Infantino to resign over a controversial plan to sell a stake in the World Cup. FIFA wants to sell a minority stake in a new company, FIFA Forward Enterprise, to private investors. European football body UEFA and others have rejected the plan, with European nations threatening to boycott FIFA competitions.
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