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FIFA proposes to sell minority stake in World Cup

deadspin.com

FIFA announced plans Tuesday to create a new commercial subsidiary that will run its main events and will be available for external investors to buy a

FIFA pushes back on IFAB over Breel Embolo’s World Cup sending-off vs Argentina

worldsoccertalk.com

After the IFAB deemed Breel Embolo's sending-off in the 2026 World Cup vs Argentina to be incorrect, FIFA stated that the situation was handled correctly by the referees.

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FIFA faces World Cup boycott threat over proposed Trump-linked investment

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FIFA said it is exploring a proposal that will “invite third parties to make minority, non-controlling investments" in a new subsidiary, FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE).

UEFA condemns FIFA plans to seek private investment in World Cup rights

www.vanguardngr.com

A major dispute has erupted between FIFA and UEFA over FIFA’s proposal to seek private investment in the commercial rights of the World Cup and other tournaments.

World Cup ‘not Fifa’s to sell’ says Burnham amid storm over shares plan

inews.co.uk

The Prime Minister's words come as European nations discuss a boycott and supporters call Gianni Infantino's plans 'a new low'

Andy Burnham delivers powerful FIFA response to Gianni Infantino's plan to sell World Cup

www.express.co.uk

FIFA have announced a new plan to auction off a share in the World Cup to foreign investors, and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been left fuming

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

www.independent.co.uk

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has strongly criticised Fifa’s proposal to establish a private company to manage its competitions, asserting that the World Cup "was never anyone’s to sell".

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Burnham says World Cup ‘not a product’ following Fifa’s private investment plans

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The Prime Minister said ‘football belongs to the fans’.

Burnham says World Cup ‘not a product’ following Fifa’s private investment plans

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FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe's UEFA

www.france24.com

FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday — and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA. “It is not…

Andy Burnham says World Cup 'was never anyone's to sell' as FIFA confirms plans to set up private company

"It belongs to the people who fill the stands and who stand on the touchline week in, week out, rain or shine"

Andy Burnham delivers passionate World Cup defence in face of FIFA plan to SELL competition

www.mirror.co.uk

FIFA have been widely criticised for their plan to auction off a share in the World Cup to private investors and Prime Minister Andy Burnham has now had his say in a strong statement

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

www.theguardian.com

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’

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

www.independent.co.uk

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

FIFA says it hopes to sell $4.2bn stake in its tournaments

www.dawn.com

FIFA said Tuesday it plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a semi-private subsidiary.

FIFA stake sale plan sparks UEFA anger

FIFA has unveiled plans to sell a minority stake in its commercial business. The proposal aims to raise billions of dollars but has already drawn strong opposition from UEFA.