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Infantino's World Cup Share Sale Plan Collapses Amid UEFA Boycott and Player Union Fury
FIFA abandoned a plan to sell World Cup shares to private investors and issued an apology, but Europe's football body UE...
FIFA Defends World Cup Investment Plan as UEFA and CONCACAF Push Back
FIFA insists 'nobody is selling football' and refuses to withdraw a plan to sell minority stakes in a World Cup commerci...
FIFA Drops Plan to Sell 20% Stake in World Cup Business After Confederations' Revolt
Gianni Infantino abandons a $4.2bn plan to sell part of FIFA's competition business after UEFA and other confederations ...
Xabi Alonso Opposes FIFA’s World Cup Commercialisation Plan as UEFA Threatens Boycott
Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso has warned against turning the World Cup into a commercially controlled asset, backing UEFA’...
FIFA Presses Ahead With $20 Billion Investment Plan as UEFA Threatens Boycott
FIFA will continue consultations on a plan to create a $20 billion subsidiary and sell a stake to private investors, des...
UEFA Nations Vote to Boycott FIFA World Cups Over $1B Investor Rights Sale
European football federations threaten to pull out of the 2030 men’s and 2027 women’s World Cups, putting FIFA’s multi-b...
FIFA Eyes $17.5B World Cup Equity Sale; UEFA Threatens Boycott
FIFA president Infantino seeks private investors for minority stakes in the World Cup, sparking UEFA warnings that footb...