FIFA cancels proposed World Cup investor plans following backlash related to its approach and to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, according to multiple reports. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) responds to the fallout by saying FIFA’s future must be shaped through “proper consultation.” The investor proposal would have involved selling minority stakes in a planned company that would oversee FIFA’s commercial rights and tournament operations for the World Cup. The plan faced opposition from other confederations as well. European football’s governing body UEFA and the CONCACAF federation for North and Central America and the Caribbean also rejected the proposal, joining the AFC in criticizing the plan. Yahoo Sports reports that the AFC welcomes FIFA’s decision to drop the investor plans, describing the outcome as a defeat for Infantino amid the backlash. Across the coverage, the central point is that FIFA ends the minority-investment scheme tied to World Cup commercial and operational control, while the AFC calls for more inclusive consultation in determining FIFA’s next steps.