Donald Trump denies talking to Gianni Infantino over contentious World Cup plans

“No, I never spoke to him,” Trump told reporters.

United States President Donald Trump, right, denied having spoken to Gianni Infantino about his controversial plans for the World Cup (Bradley Collyer/PA)

United States President Donald Trump has said he did not speak to Gianni Infantino about FIFA’s hugely controversial plan to sell stakes in a new company that would operate the World Cup.

FIFA is proposing to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) to manage its competitions, with the most contentious aspect of the plan being the intention to sell a 20 per cent stake to private investors.