Senator Katie Britt puzzled by Trudeau romanceLILLEY: The truth about Larry Brock leaving as Conservative MPFIFA scraps private investment plan after backlash: Infantino FIFA had floated the plan on Tuesday Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP/FileArticle content We independently select everything we recommend. PARIS (AFP) — FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Saturday he had scrapped a plan to allow private investment in the World Cup following fierce backlash from football officials worldwide. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Please try againArticle contentAdvertisement 3 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content “The World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product,” UEFA said in a statement.