FIFA said Wednesday that it had apologized for errors surrounding president Gianni Infantino’s abandoned plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits. Senior management attending a meeting in Morocco also reaffirmed its full support for Infantino. FIFA said secretary general Mattias Grafström and members of the management board acknowledged that mistakes had been made and that the process should have been handled differently. Grafström’s support was notable because he had previously distanced himself from the proposal, describing the preceding week as a sad and reproachable series of events. The dispute centers on FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), a commercial subsidiary through which investors would have acquired stakes in future World Cup profits. The proposal sought to raise $4.2 billion at a $20 billion equity valuation. Its anchor investor would have been Thrive Eternal, launched by Joshua Kushner, whose brother Jared Kushner is the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump. Infantino withdrew the proposal early Saturday after fierce opposition from global football officials. The association of European football leagues, including the Premier League, LaLiga and Serie A, called Wednesday for governance reform at FIFA. It described the FFE proposal as dangerous and said it raised serious questions about FIFA’s governance, internal culture and decision-making. Former Portugal and Real Madrid star Luis Figo also called on Infantino to resign, saying he had debased the office. FIFA denied a British media report that Infantino had promised Morocco the right to host the 2030 World Cup final while seeking support for his presidency. Spain, Portugal and Morocco are the main co-hosts of the tournament, and Morocco hopes to stage the final at the planned 115,000-seat King Hassan II Stadium. A FIFA spokesperson called the claim false and misleading and said FIFA would make its decision in due course. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that he no longer had confidence in Infantino, citing a fatal governance failure after the FIFA president did not consult senior advisers. UEFA had voted to boycott the World Cup if Infantino proceeded with FFE and said after his reversal that it had lost confidence in FIFA’s leadership. CONCACAF said FIFA’s leadership had stopped putting football first. Internal divisions also emerged. FIFA chief of global football development Arsène Wenger distanced himself from the FFE plan, senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro resigned last week, and chief operating officer Kevin Lamour said staff had been deceived by the president’s lack of openness. Infantino is seeking a fourth and final term in the March election. FIFA said it had sent an apology to the FIFA Council and its member associations and promised to prevent the errors from recurring. It also confirmed that the FFE proposal was now off the table. The dispute directly concerns football in Somalia through FIFA’s membership structure, because decisions made by the global body can affect trust in the institution to which national associations belong.