FIFA backs off World Cup private equity pitch after global fury: 5 things to know
FIFA pulled back late last week on an effort to cash in on the popularity of the World Cup by selling it to private equity as part of a broader investment strategy, a move that had sparked an international controversy and threatened the participation in the world’s most popular sporting event. At the center of it all was FIFA President...
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- Infantino’s $20 billion FIFA plan collapses and now he faces a European mutiny over the future of the World Cup fortune.com
- English FA to withdraw support for Gianni Infantino after scrapped World Cup sell-off sports.yahoo.com
- Fifa’s Infantino sought Trump’s backing after failed World Cup sell-off plan freemalaysiatoday.com
- FIFA drops proposed $20bn commercial venture after opposition derails private investment plan privateequitywire.co.uk
- Uefa threatens Fifa with legal action over investment plan bbc.co.uk
- Infantino under growing pressure after FIFA scraps World Cup investor proposal france24.com
- FIFA’s Infantino Scrambles To Save Job After World Cup Equity Plan Backfires forbes.com
- FIFA's Infantino sought Trump backing after failed World Cup sell-off plan, NY Post reports channelnewsasia.com
