Wenger says FIFA's U-turn was 'necessary and beyond question'

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2026-08-04

London (PA Media/dpa) - FIFA's chief of global football development Arsene Wenger says Gianni Infantino's decision to withdraw from a plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company to private investors was "absolutely necessary and beyond question". Former Arsenal manager Wenger issued a statement on Tuesday morning a week on from the first reports emerging about Infantino's plan to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) and sell a 20% stake in it to p......

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