FIFA president Gianni Infantino makes embarrassing U-turn over plans to sell the World Cup as under-fire chief admits it 'created divisions' and now hopes to unite football again

FIFA president Gianni Infantino makes embarrassing U-turn over plans to sell the World Cup as under-fire chief admits it 'created divisions' and now hopes to unite football again

While it appears the FIFA president will fight on to save his job, the Swiss football administrator has abandoned his proposal to sell £3.1billion in shares in FIFA tournaments to private investors.

FIFA makes U-turn over plans to sell the World Cup - 'the project has created divisions'

According to reports, FIFA aimed to raise up to $4.2 billion (£3.1 billion) by selling a about a 20% stake in the group, valuing the new arm at $20 billion (£14.8 billion) - but the deal has fallen through after much pushback