Infantino Stays Despite Crisis

After a seven-hour crisis meeting in Rabat's Salé suburb, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced he will not step down from his position. The embattled leader expressed regret to FIFA council members for mistakes made in the abandoned plan to sell a stake in the federation's tournaments to external investors. ipltable.lol

In a statement released after the meeting, FIFA declared its "full support" for Infantino as elected leader of the 211 member associations. Meanwhile, Infantino warned he will "take all necessary steps" to protect FIFA's reputation against what he calls "attacks on the federation's integrity, governance, and processes." The meeting concluded with Infantino photographed smiling at the African Women's Championship alongside FIFA Secretary General Mattias Grafström, who had criticized him the previous day.