Marco Cordeiro, senior advisor to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, has resigned. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Reuters.
Cordeiro's resignation came after a proposal to sell a stake in FIFA. The proposal aimed at changes in the structure of the international football federation.
According to Reuters, Cordeiro had been one of Infantino's closest advisors for a long time. His departure is seen as one of the significant changes in FIFA's leadership.
No official comments from FIFA have been made so far. Details of the proposal have not been disclosed yet.