Karlie Kloss' husband Joshua Kushner brushed off his failed attempt to buy a stake in the World Cup by heading to the beach with his family on Monday.
Kushner was part of a group of investors hoping to create a new enterprise after being offered a share in FIFA tournaments. The plan sparked huge backlash, leading international bodies including UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC to threaten to boycott upcoming tournaments, forcing FIFA President Gianni Infantino into a humiliating U-turn.
With the plans leaving Infantino's job hanging in the balance, Kushner opted to make the most of the California summer with a trip to the beach. He was seen soaking up the sunshine with his model wife and their three children: sons Levi, four, and Elijah, two, and baby daughter Rae, 10 months.
Kushner, brother of President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, is the founder of Thrive Capital, a venture-capital firm that has backed technology companies including Instagram, GitHub and Spotify.
It was hoped that Kushner would bring significant investment into the FIFA project, while investment bank J.P. Morgan advised on potential investors. A significant number of FIFA members raised concerns after the plan leaked, questioning how such thorough ideas could be developed unilaterally without prior consultation.
Despite FIFA maintaining throughout that there would be a proper consultation period, there were major questions about how that could be achieved when potential investors were already lined up. UEFA accused FIFA of trying to bribe members with a £30 million ($40 million) incentive to approve Infantino's plan, setting a September 19 deadline for members to respond.
Infantino faces calls to resign
Those plans are now dead after Infantino scrapped them. Despite calls for him to resign, Infantino has vowed to keep his position as the highest governing figure in world football, with FIFA releasing a statement criticising a "concerted and ongoing effort" to "undermine" both the organisation and Infantino.
UEFA, and the football federations of Asia and North and Central America, have since hit back, accusing FIFA of deception. Their statement said Infantino had broken trust "through deception" with the now abandoned proposal, had "placed himself above the collective," and the three confederations called for a fully independent review of what had happened.
Mexico's football federation broke ranks with CONCACAF to come out in support of Infantino, with Argentina, Qatar, Paraguay, Morocco and Egypt among those in favour of him remaining as FIFA president.
Separate allegations against Infantino
Infantino has also faced allegations this week that UEFA made a "departure payment" to a female employee with whom he is alleged to have been in a relationship while general secretary of European football's governing body. UEFA has confirmed a payment was made, but FIFA labelled the allegation as "categorically untrue."
The next FIFA presidential elections take place next March.
