Fifa leadership issued an apology over the controversy surrounding a plan to open the World Cup to private investment. (EPA Images pic)PARIS : Fifa’s leadership apologised on Wednesday following the controversy over the plan to open the World Cup to private investment while reaffirming its “full support” for president Gianni Infantino. In a statement, Fifa’s leadership acknowledged “that errors were also made after the proposal was leaked to media”. “Following a meeting in Rabat, Morocco, the Fifa secretary general and members of the Fifa management board in attendance reaffirmed their full support for Fifa president Gianni Infantino, as the only official elected by the 211 Fifa Member Associations,” the statement added. Fifa floated the plan, saying it could raise up to US$4.2 billion based on a valuation of US$20 billion for a new commercial subsidiary, called the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE), which it proposed would run events such as the World Cup and Club World Cup.