Norways soccer federation calls on Gianni Infantino to resign over failed World Cup plan
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Norway's soccer federation wants Gianni Infantino to step down immediately, piling more pressure on FIFA's embattled president Friday. Infantino is facing a revolt after his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup. The Norwegian federation held a meeting on Thursday and president Lise Klaveness said the decision had been made to ask Infantino to resign. “We decided that there is no trust in Infantino now,” Klaveness told the Guardian. “We have been and in...
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