Uefa and PM criticise Infantino World Cup plan

Fifa president Gianni Infantino gave US president Donald Trump the inaugural Fifa Peace Prize in December European football's governing body Uefa and Prime Minister Andy Burnham have criticised proposals from Fifa to seek private investment in its competitions, including the World Cup.

Analysis: As big a deal as European Super League Quite aside from the unease many will feel at the potential involvement of private equity investors - and someone with close ties to Donald Trump - being at the centre of this, there is also a fight being played out for control of the game.

One senior English football executive told BBC Sport privately that today's announcement was the biggest story since the European Super League plan - and raised just as many concerns.