Investisseurs privés à la Fifa: membre du cabinet d'Infantino, Arsène Wenger brise le silence
"The decision to withdraw the project was absolutely necessary," explains Wenger, who has held his position at FIFA since 2019 and who says he "firmly believes in an independent FIFA, which serves football with commitment, transparency, and integrity."
"I was not involved in this project, which I learned about in the press," adds the Frenchman, former iconic Arsenal coach and also technical advisor at IFAB, the body that governs the laws of football.
Other voices within FIFA have spoken out against the project championed by its president Gianni Infantino to create an external company to manage its commercial activities and tournaments such as the World Cups, with the arrival of private investors.
Presented to everyone's surprise last Tuesday after it was revealed by the press, the project was finally withdrawn on Friday night in the face of opposition from many football players, including the European confederation (UEFA).
In an email sent Tuesday to FIFA employees and seen by AFP, the organization's secretary general Mattias Grafström regretted "a series of sad and reprehensible events" which "fortunately led to the permanent abandonment" of the project.
Gianni Infantino's chief advisor Carlos Cordeiro had already resigned on Friday, saying he "categorically" opposed Infantino's plan.
He is currently the only declared candidate for re-election as head of FIFA, in a vote that will take place in March 2027 in Rabat.
Four federations, all European, have so far withdrawn their support for the outgoing president: Finland, Wales, Serbia, and Sweden.
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