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SI:AM | FIFA’s Latest Scheme Is Shameful Even by Its Low Standards

The plot to sell the World Cup is another stain on the organization’s already tattered reputation.

Sports Illustrated

'This crosses a line' – UEFA furious at FIFA’s World Cup private investment plan

The National (Scotland)

Gianni Infantino has issued a $40 million ultimatum over despicable World Cup sell-off plan

The FIFA president has promised ‘as much value as possible’ for Member Associations but the football community has reacted angrily to his scheme

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Fifa’s plan to sell World Cup stakes ignites outrage: ‘Worse than the Super League’

Fifa has announced plans to sell stakes in its tournaments, including the World Cup, to private investors, in a decision that has been described as “worse than the Super League”.

The Independent UK

Die-hard England fans threaten World Cup boycott as Fifa plans spark backlash

The FA said it was ‘deeply concerned’ by Fifa’s proposals.

Evening Standard

'Hands off our game': EU slams FIFA for selling a stake in the World Cup

EU Commissioner for Sport Glenn Micallef backs the European Football Association in criticising the plan, which involves Trump’s affinal relative Joshua Kushner, while European countries are reportedly weighing a boycott.

Euronews

FIFA's Infantino sets deadline for $20M offer to members in Kushner-backed World Cup investor plan

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has set a Sept. 19 deadline for the 211 member federations to accept a $20 million offer to each in his controversial plan to sell stakes in a subsidiary running the World Cup

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'The World Cup Was Never Anyone's to Sell': UK PM Slams FIFA's $20 Billion Rights Plan

FIFA's proposed $20 billion commercial rights venture has sparked backlash from UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham, UEFA, and football leaders. Here's why critics fear for the future of the World Cup.

International Business Times UK

Gianni Infantino tells countries to back Fifa’s World Cup plan – or miss out on $30m

Infantino will use a ‘one-off’ payment of $20m to tempt Fifa’s 211 member associations into backing his plans to sell stakes in the World Cup and other major tournaments to external investors

The Independent UK

UEFA boycotting the World Cup: Everything you need to know about football's new war

UEFA and FIFA are at war: so how would the 2030 World Cup look without European nations?

FourFourTwo

FA 'deeply concerned' by FIFA investment plans as UEFA 'consider World Cup boycott'

Football Association say they were “completely unaware” of controversial proposal to sell stakes in major FIFA competitions

Evening Standard

English FA ‘deeply concerned’ by Fifa plan to sell off the World Cup

Gianni Infantino stunned the football world when plans emerged to sell off parts of the World Cup to private investors, led by the brother of Donald Trump’s son-in-law

The Independent UK

Jared Kushner's Brother Is Poised to Lead a $20 Billion FIFA World Cup Venture That Has UEFA Furious: 'None of Us Are the Owners of Football...'

FIFA’s plan to build a $20 billion commercial company around the World Cup has pulled the Kushner family into a political controversy, with Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Eternal expected to lead a private investor group and UEFA warning that football’s "soul and governance" are not for sale.

Benzinga

FIFA's $20 billion PE plan sets up fresh Europe showdown

FIFA plans a twenty billion dollar subsidiary for World Cup events. This move offers external investors up to twenty percent stakes. UEFA criticizes this proposal, calling it a sale of the game's soul. FIFA aims to democratize sport by sharing financial benefits widely. This initiative seeks to shift football's financial…

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The Guardian - UK

Uefa accuses Fifa of ‘enriching themselves and their friends’ over World Cup sell-off

The Football Association has joined Uefa in condemning Fifa’s plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors

The Independent UK

Will there be a World Cup boycott? Infantino’s deal with Trump empire pushes football to the brink

IN FOCUS: Senior figures in European football will discuss a boycott after Gianni Infantino revealed plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup, reports Miguel Delaney, but amid the outrage, will the federations have the courage to front up to Fifa?

The Independent UK

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

Fifa have announced plans to open the World Cup to private investment, with a venture capital firm founded by the brother of Donald Trump’s son-in-law set to lead the investor group

International Business Times UK

UEFA Warns FIFA Is 'Selling' the World Cup as $20 Billion Kushner-Linked Plan Sparks Boycott Threat

FIFA's $20 billion plan to create a commercial subsidiary for World Cup operations faces strong opposition from UEFA, raising concerns over governance and potential changes to the tournament's structure.

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Euronews

UEFA issues angry response to FIFA boss Infantino's plan to sell World Cup stakes to investors

The new initiative is the second time Infantino has attempted to privatise football assets, with the first being in 2018 where the FIFA chief proposed a multi-billion dollar project to create more global competitions, funded by private investors.

France 24

UEFA accuses FIFA of 'selling football' with World Cup investment plan

The proposal to spin off the commercial rights to the World Cup and other competitions into a semi-private company has triggered a fierce backlash, with critics warning it could create conflicts between investors' profit motives and FIFA's role as the sport's regulator.

The Independent UK

Andy Burnham hits out at Fifa over plan to sell stakes in the World Cup

Mr Burnham has joined criticism of the proposal, writing the ‘World Cup is not a product’

The Guardian - UK

Is the World Cup for sale? Here’s what Fifa’s plans mean and what happens next

Gianni Infantino is under fire from Uefa over plans to sell off commercial rights for the tournament but he says they are ‘about the democratisation of football worldwide’

Sports Illustrated

Explaining FIFA President’s Plan to Sell the World Cup: Millions to Make and Trump Links

The world’s soccer associations have to decide between selling the soul of the sport or making $20 million.

Evening Standard

Spain star delivers on bizarre World Cup promise after final triumph against Argentina

Defender made a vow if Spain were to lift the World Cup trophy

The Independent UK

Fifa’s shameful scheme to sell off World Cup is gravest existential threat to football yet – but will anyone stop it?

Fifa’s latest money-spinning wheeze, to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investment, has been met with horror. Now its member associations must make a stand against ‘football’s nuclear bomb’, writes Miguel Delaney

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