FIFA under fire after shelving World Cup rights sale plan

FIFA faced renewed transparency backlash after abruptly abandoning a plan to sell up to $4.2 billion in World Cup commercial rights, a move regional confederations said blindsided them. President Gianni Infantino reversed course following criticism, but experts say the episode has damaged his political standing ahead of his bid for a fourth term. Re-election, once seen as a formality, now faces uncertainty.