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Top Infantino adviser quits as FIFA World Cup stake plan triggers major backlash

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A senior adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino quit on Friday in protest at plans to sell a stake in the World Cup as European football threatened a boycott and regional confederations united in opposition to the proposal.

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