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Trump Backs Infantino as FIFA Governance Crisis Deepens

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Washington, United States, 11 August 2026 – United States President Donald Trump publicly backed FIFA president Gianni Infantino as football’s governing body faces a widening dispute over commercial rights, governance and the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal.

The proposed structure would have created a company to manage commercial and ticketing rights for FIFA competitions, including World Cups, with 21% sold to a private investor. European, North American and Asian confederations accused Infantino of breaking institutional trust through the process.

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