Announced by 12 of the world's richest football clubs in April, it was abandoned less than 48 hours later amid a hailstorm of protest from fans, leagues, teams and politicians, making it one of the most humbling failure in modern soccer history
FIFA President Gianni Infantino during the 71st FIFA Virtual Congress & Council meeting at the Home of FIFA on May 20, 2021 in Zurich, Switzerland; Image: Pool/Getty Images
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