Premier League chief says Fifa self-destructed over World Cup plan

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has harshly criticized FIFA president Gianni Infantino's plan to sell off World Cup commercial and ticketing rights to a private company. Masters asserts that FIFA has "pressed the self-destruct button" with this decision, warning that it will have negative consequences. Infantino's attempt to create a new entity, FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), was abandoned after receiving heavy criticism from various confederations, including UEFA, which has threatened a boycott of FIFA competitions.

Masters also backed the English Football Association's decision to withdraw support for Infantino and called for a new candidate to unify football. He expressed concerns about the red card situation during the World Cup and the lack of a clear red card review process at FIFA, unlike in the Premier League. Masters believes that FIFA should not contemplate selling a stake in the World Cup and that the organisation should hold the competition in trust for the future of football.

He also mentioned that the Premier League is entering a new era that will be hard to predict and defended the quality of the league.