Carlos Cordeiro, a senior adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, has resigned in protest over plans to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors, according to multiple reports. Cordeiro said the plan would be bad for football.
His resignation follows condemnation of the proposed private investment by regional football federations. The backlash is described as unprecedented and is seen as threatening Infantino's grip on power ahead of next year's election.
Cordeiro had served as a senior adviser to Infantino, who has pushed for selling a stake in the World Cup as part of a broader investment strategy. The move has drawn sharp criticism from within the sport's governance structure, raising questions about the FIFA president's leadership and future.