Infantino apologises for World Cup plan as UEFA calls for reforms and new FIFA president

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Fifa President Gianni Infantino has apologised for his World Cup sell-off plan, in the first council meeting since it was scrapped.

His leadership continues to divide opinion ahead of the Fifa Presidential election, which takes place in March next year.

Al Jazeera’s Tom Sizeland reports.

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