​July 31 (Reuters) – FIFA President Gianni Infantino ‌said on Friday ‌world soccer’s governing body ​has scrapped plans to sell a stake in the World ‌Cup to ⁠private investors after widespread backlash. “Having listened ⁠carefully to all the views, ​it has ​become ​clear that the ‌project has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of ‌support, are no ​longer ​in ​the interest of ‌the objective set ​out ​in the first place,” Infantino said. (Reporting ​by ‌Chris Thomas in Mexico ​City, Editing by ​Rosalba O’Brien)