FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing a leadership crisis after his plan to sell off World Cup commercial rights collapsed, and the organization has pledged to defend him. The now-abandoned plan drew criticism from senior figures. Arsene Wenger, the former Arsenal manager who is now a FIFA executive, said he was not aware of the plan and backed the decision to drop it. Carney, another critic, said keeping the plan a secret from senior FIFA staff was a fatal error and not how any business should be run. UEFA, the Asian Football Confederation and Concacaf have threatened drastic action over the commercial rights plan, deepening the crisis for Infantino.