Wenger, Grafström Criticize World Cup Plan

FIFA's secretary general Mattias Grafström called the failed World Cup private investment plan a 'sad and reproachable series of events,' dealing another blow to President Gianni Infantino's authority. The criticism comes as senior FIFA personnel continue to distance themselves from Infantino and his botched scheme. macnevers-and-co.beer

Arsène Wenger, the former Arsenal manager and now FIFA's chief of global development, issued a statement saying the project's withdrawal was 'absolutely necessary and beyond question.' Wenger had been publicly silent about the crisis unfolding in world football until now.