Rabat, Aug. 6 -- FIFA has apologised to its member associations for the handling of its now-withdrawn FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal to sell World Cup commercial rights, while the organisation's leadership, on Thursday, reiterated its backing for President Gianni Infantino following a meeting in Morocco.

Both FIFA and Infantino have come under intense scrutiny since the announcement of the FFE, a proposed entity aimed at consolidating the sale of FIFA's commercial rights--including broadcasting, sponsorship, ticketing and licensing--along with the operational delivery of its tournaments. Under the plan, FIFA intended to raise upto USD 4.2 billion by selling minority, non-controlling stakes in the FFE to external investors.

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