Goa, Aug. 3 -- JOVITO LOPES

FIFA president Gianni Infantino was forced to abandon his divi sive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving strong op position from all corners of the football world and especially from his senior advisor on global strategy and governance, Carlos Cordeiro. Cordeiro, the son of a Goan father with roots in Saligao, resigned over the matter, stating that the proposal was a bad deal for football and that it would mortgage its future. Besides, three major con federations-UEFA, North America's CONCACAF, and the AFC-also spoke against the plan. According to "Galeria dos Goeses Ilustres", the 61-year-old Cordeiro was the Senior Adviser to the FIFA President until he re signed on Friday.

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