Trump backs FIFA president Infantino amid workplace affair allegations
US President Donald Trump has publicly supported FIFA boss Gianni Infantino, who faces pressure over alleged workplace misconduct and failed investment schemes.
Donald Trump has expressed support for Gianni Infantino's continued leadership of FIFA, warning that removing the federation's president would be a mistake. Infantino is under pressure following allegations of a workplace affair and criticism surrounding a failed private-investment scheme. Trump has suggested that the World Cup would suffer financially and in prestige if the federation changed leadership.
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Donald Trump backs Fifa president Infantino amid workplace affair allegations
United States President Donald Trump has backed Fifa boss Gianni Infantino, who is under pressure over allegations of a workplace affair and criticism of a failed private-investment scheme.
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Trump says FIFA removing Infantino would be a ‘terrible mistake’
US president says World Cup will ‘never be as a successful or profitable again’ if federations succeed in forcing a change of leadership