Is World Cup sell-off plan a step too far by Infantino?

But Fifa's announcement that it aims to sell off stakes in its football competitions - including the World Cup - to private investors via associates of US President Donald Trump has been met with incredulity and rage from fans, politicians and regional governing bodies.

Infantino and Trump were booed by the crowd at the World Cup final "What we know so far about how some national federations spend their money raises a lot of doubts about whether the money reaches the levels of football which Fifa promises," says Miguel Maduro, a former chairman of Fifa's governance committee.

But each World Cup makes significantly more money than the last - it will probably be worth far more in four years, and four years after that, than it is now.