The Irish Times·4 min read·hard
Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell off chunks of World Cup sensationally collapses
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Nick Ames
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino has abandoned a controversial plan to sell commercial rights of the World Cup to private investors. The proposal faced intense backlash from UEFA and other confederations, leading to internal resignations and threats of boycotts.
Gianni Infantino ’s proposal to sell chunks of the World Cup to private investors has sensationally collapsed, with the Fifa president admitting the project “has created divisions of a nature that are no longer of the interest of the objective”, amid widespread anger globally.
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