FIFA announced plans to sell significant stakes in World Cup commercial operations to private investors, including media and sponsorship rights, in a deal valued at approximately $20 billion. UEFA and critics accused FIFA of "crossing a line" and selling the soul of football.
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www.theguardian.com/football/202... #FIFA Fifa has announced plans to sell a share of its commercial operations to private investors, a deal that would include the media and sponsorship rights of the World Cup
Fifa has announced plans to sell a share of its commercial operations to private investors
FIFA announced a plan Tuesday to create FIFA Forward Enterprise, a FIFA-owned commercial subsidiary that would run business operations for major competitions, including the World Cup and Club World Cup. FIFA would sell minority, non-controlling stakes in the venture to private investors [bbc.co.uk#1][aljazeera.com#1][dw.com#1][thenationalnews.com#1]. FIFA said the venture would seek to raise up to
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Fifa accused of ‘selling the soul of football’ over $20bn World Cup commercial rights sale plan https://www. theguardian.com/football/2026/ jul/28/fifa-plan-sell-world-cup-commercial-rights-uefa-hits-out?CMP=share_btn_url
FIFA has a complex plan to sell chunks of its commercial rights to the World Cup to minority investors, including a firm run by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Jared Kushner.
www.theguardian.com/news/video/2... Fifa president Gianni Infantino has announced plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors, in plans that have prompted an immediate backlash. Lucy Hough speaks to Guardian reporter ...
#FIFA #WorldCup #corruption @fifa-ntino.bsky.social #trump www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Fifa has announced plans to sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, including the World Cup
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Fifa’s plans to sell a share of the World Cup’s commercial rights are the latest in a long line of presidential power moves
Football belongs to the fans, not private investors. If you agree, add your name to this letter telling FIFA that the World Cup is not for sale. party.coop/campaign/fif... FIFA is planning to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Tell President Infantino now that football belongs to the fans – and the World Cup isn't for sale.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino is seeking support for FIFA Forward Enterprise, a new commercial subsidiary that would consolidate FIFA’s commercial rights and event operations for competitions including the men’s and women’s World Cups and the Club World Cup [rsi.ch#1][cbssports.com#1][deccanchronicle.com#1][abc.net.au#1]. FIFA said the company would be valued at about $20 billion and could raise
Here’s our go at an FAQ document on Gianni Infantino’s latest wheeze: 💰 Who’s going to invest in this & why? 🤑 Who’s Joshua Kushner? 👑 Why does Infantino want this? ⚽️ What’s all this cash for? 🇪🇺 Who can stop this…& will they? Unlike FIFA, this one’s free… www.nytimes.com/athletic/747... World football's governing body could sell a percentage of a new subsidiary that "consolidates FIFA's com
BREAKING: UEFA's 55 national associations have unanimously agreed to boycott the World Cup and all FIFA competitions if Gianni Infantino goes ahead with plans to sell part of FIFA to private investors.
UEFA Nations Officially Withdraw from FIFA Tournaments Over Rights Sale UEFA has officially responded to FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino’s plans to sell portions of the World Cup rights to private investors. On the official UEFA website, a statement was released on behalf of its 55 member associations: "UEFA and all 55 of its member associations stand united. We un... # FIFA # UEFA # World
Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome James Reade, Professor of Economics at the University of Reading. He argues that FIFA's reported proposal of private equity involvement in the FIFA World Cup represents far more than a financial restructuring. It raises fundamental questions about ownership, governance, and the very purpose of football's most iconic competition. Reade suggests that introducing pr