US President, Donald Trump, has defended FIFA president Gianni Infantino amid growing pressure on the football governing body’s leader, saying it would be a “terrible mistake” to replace him. Trump’s comments came after UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) accused FIFA of breaking trust “through deception” over its aborted FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal. “FIFA would be making a terrible mistake if, for any reason, they even considered replacing president Gianni Infantino,” Trump wrote on social media. “He is fantastic, having just presided over the most successful World Cup, by four times, ever presented. Trump praises InfantinoTrump said Infantino had overseen what he described as the most successful World Cup ever staged.