Sept 6 (Reuters) - FIFA ⁠president Gianni Infantino remains committed to standing for ⁠re-election amid renewed opposition to his candidacy after ‌a botched plan to sell a stake in FIFA competitions to private investors, a spokesperson for the global soccer body said on ​Sunday.

Infantino, who had previously announced that ⁠he would seek ⁠a fourth term in March next year, has faced calls ⁠to ‌resign from UEFA, the AFC and CONCACAF, after his plan to sell a 20% stake ⁠in the World Cup and other FIFA ​events was ‌scrapped amid widespread backlash in July.

But the 56-year-old retains ⁠support from ​the African and South American confederations.

"The FIFA president announced in April that he will stand for re-election in ⁠2027. Of course, nothing has changed. ​Mr Infantino will be standing for re-election," a FIFA spokesperson said in a statement.

The statement came after Infantino remained ⁠tight-lipped when asked whether he regretted the turbulent last six weeks while attending the U-20 World Cup in Poland on Saturday.

"There will be a lot to say, ​but there will be a right ⁠place and a right time to say this," Infantino ​had said.

No one has formally ‌announced a candidacy to challenge Infantino ​in next year'selection.

(Reporting by Julien Pretot; Writing by Chiranjit Ojha in BengaluruEditing by Christian Radnedge)