Infantino’s World Cup investment plan fallout reshapes March FIFA vote

GENEVA (AP): FIFA President Gianni Infantino is already in globe-trotting campaign mode more than five months before member federations vote on who will lead world football’s governing body until 2031. The March 18 election comes as Infantino faces the biggest leadership crisis of his presidency, sparked by backlash against his now-abandoned plan to sell private investors a stake in the commercial rights to the World Cup and other FIFA tournaments.