He offered $40 million to each national football team, but many people did not like the idea. The European football boss, UEFA, even said they might not play in the 2030 World Cup. Other sports groups also did not like the plan.

Infantino saw that the plan was causing many problems, so he stopped it after investors left. Experts think this is very embarrassing for Infantino, and many people think football should be for everyone, not just for those with a lot of money.

Some difficult words in this story are 'backlash', which means a strong negative reaction, 'boycott', which means refusing to take part in something, and 'pull the plug', which means stopping a plan suddenly.

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