GENEVA (AP) — Two senior FIFA executives — coaching great Arsène Wenger and CEO-like secretary general Mattias Grafström — distanced themselves Tuesday from their boss Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed Friday that the organization has abandoned plans to sell a 20% stake in a new commercial unit overseeing World Cup operations in a deal that could have raised up to $4.

European football’s governing body UEFA threatened to boycott FIFA events and accused the organization of putting the sport’s “soul” up for sale over the proposal.

Gianni Infantino is at risk of losing his job as FIFA president two weeks after seeming untouchable following a financial bonanza of a World Cup.

Gianni Infantino’s grip on the FIFA presidency appears to be slipping as the Swiss-Italian administrator turns to the United States government for a lifeline. Following the collapse of a controversial plan to sell off the commercial rights of the World Cup,

External factors help explain why Wenger has waited an entire week to comment on a hotly divisive scheme.

FIFA is shelving a controversial plan that would have allowed for billions of dollars in private commercial investment in the World Cup after the proposal was met with fierce opposition from its member nations.

The football governing body presided over the most lucrative sporting event in history and is poised to net over $9 billion in revenue for 2026.

Bubista ended his tenure as coach of Cape Verde after six years in charge, following the historic performance of the national team