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Infantino's most senior advisor resigns, distances self from controversial FIFA plan

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 FIFA President Gianni Infantino and US President Donald Trump at the 2026 World Cup final at the New Jersey Stadium on July 19, 2026. [AFP]

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) joined UEFA and CONCACAF in condemning world football's governing body FIFA's proposed private investment plan, saying on Friday they were alarmed it had reached the point a "World Cup boycott has entered public discourse".

A damaging blow to FIFA president Gianni Infantino came with the later resignation of a senior advisor Carlos Cordeiro, who issued an excoriating statement.

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