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US president’s comments are the first time he has spoken in defence of FIFA boss Infantino since World Cup partial privatisation plans were leaked on July 28. US President Donald Trump said on Monday it would be “a terrible mistake” to replace Gianni Infantino, the embattled FIFA president who tried and failed to sell off part of the World Cup to private investors. Infantino came under renewed fire in an open letter signed by three confederations – Europe’s UEFA, North and Central America’s CONCACAF and Asia’s AFC – accusing the world football boss of breaking trust “through deception”. But Trump backed Infantino, who awarded the US president a “FIFA Peace Prize” at the World Cup draw ceremony last year. “FIFA would be making a terrible mistake if, for any reason, they even considered replacing President Gianni Infantino,” Trump posted on Truth Social. Trump’s backing of Infantino is at odds with US Soccer, who joined the voices lining up against the FIFA president.
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