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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Gardner

What we know about Fifa’s World Cup sell-off, Trump’s role in it, and threat of boycott

Fifa has caused uproar by announcing plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investment, with its intention to create a private company to manage the commercial rights and delivery of the World Cup.

Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE), which Fifa says it will own and control, would oversee the sale of commercial rights and the operational delivery of the World Cup and its other tournaments.

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