Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who works for FIFA as chief of global football development, issues public support for FIFA’s decision to drop Gianni Infantino’s World Cup “sell-off” plan. Multiple outlets report that Wenger welcomes Infantino’s move to scrap the controversial proposal following a week of backlash across football. The reports describe Wenger’s comments as endorsing the decision and characterizing it as necessary.
Several sources note that Wenger’s statement does not directly name Infantino, but is widely understood as referring to the FIFA president’s rejected scheme. Coverage also frames Wenger’s intervention as a response to continuing controversy over the proposal and the resulting public discussion within the sport.
While the outlets differ in tone—some emphasize Wenger “breaking silence” or distancing himself from the plan—the consistent message is that Wenger supports FIFA’s reversal. The sources collectively portray the sell-off plan as having been dropped after criticism, and Wenger as aligning with that outcome by arguing that scrapping it is justified.
