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Arsene Wenger called out for silence as Gianni Infantino scraps FIFA’s toxic FFE scheme

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Arsene Wenger has been questioned for failing to speak out on Gianni Infantino’s failed FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal. FIFA president Infantino had planned to sell off stakes in the world football governing body’s competitions to private investors but scrapped the idea in the early hours of Saturday morning amid widespread outrage. Infantino’s FFE project had intended to raise hundreds of millions of dollars by selling off chunks in the commercial rights of the men’s and women’s World Cups Getty Multiple continental federations vehemently rejected the project – with UEFA announcing they would boycott future World Cups if it went ahead. Infantino has also seen his inner circle begin to crumble: senior advisor Carols Codeiro resigned on Friday , releasing a strongly worded statement opposing the FFE plans. But one person who has so far stayed silent on the matter is FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Development, legendary former Arsenal boss Wenger – much to the surprise of talkSPORT’s

First report: Arsene Wenger has betrayed us all — inews.co.uk, 12d