England set to withdraw Infantino backing as backlash grows over FIFA's failed multibillion-dollar World Cup plan
England's FA is set to withdraw support for Gianni Infantino's re-election as FIFA president.
The move follows the collapse of FIFA's proposed $4.2 billion World Cup investment plan, which involved selling a 20% stake in a subsidiary called FIFA Forward Enterprise.
UEFA is considering legal, arbitration, and regulatory proceedings against Infantino, and lawyers have sent a document-preservation notice.
FIFA abandoned the proposal after resistance from UEFA's 55 member associations and opposition from other parts of world football.
England was among the European associations that unanimously rejected the project.
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