Donald Trump says replacing Gianni Infantino would be a ‘terrible mistake’

US President Donald Trump said on Monday it would be “a terrible mistake” to replace Gianni Infantino, the embattled FIFA president who tried and failed to sell off part of the World Cup to private investors.

Infantino came under renewed fire in an open letter signed by three confederations – Europe’s UEFA, North and Central America’s CONCACAF and Asia’s AFC – accusing the world football boss of...