Gianni Infantino has been heavily criticised by former FIFA allies Arsene Wenger (4L) and secretary-general Mattias Grafstrom (2R) Credit: Paul ELLIS / AFP

Pressure on FIFA president Gianni Infantino intensified on Tuesday, with opposition emerging from within world football’s governing body as well as from external critics over his since-abandoned proposal to open the World Cup to private investment.

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