Gianni Infantino received backing from FIFA's senior leadership at a crisis meeting in Rabat, Morocco, held to address the fallout from his abandoned plan to sell stakes in World Cup revenues through a scheme known as FIFA Forward Enterprise. The gathering came as Infantino seeks a fourth term as president ahead of elections in March, and it exposed deep divisions within world football's governing body over how the controversy was handled and what it means for FIFA's governance going forward.

FIFA's management board and Secretary-General Mattias Grafström acknowledged that mistakes had been made and that the process "should have been handled differently," though the meeting on 5 August ultimately produced support for Infantino remaining in post. Opposition remains substantial, however: UEFA has threatened potential World Cup boycotts, European Leagues have demanded governance reforms, former Portugal international Luis Figo has called on Infantino to resign, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he no longer has confidence in him. Some senior advisers have reportedly distanced themselves from Infantino or resigned amid the fallout.