FIFA president Gianni Infantino is facing a new dispute after the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico over a plan to transfer the commercial activities of the world championship into the company FIFA Forward Enterprise and open it up to private investors. According to published information, investors could acquire a minority stake of approximately 20 to 30 percent, with the project's value being linked to a sum of around 20 billion dollars. ta3.com ↗
UEFA has sharply rejected the plan, saying it crosses a red line. According to several reports, European federations are also considering a boycott of future World Cups if FIFA continues with the intention. Criticism has also come from within the European Union and the British government, according to which football and the world championship should not be subject to sale to private investors. SITA ↗
The new proposal follows previous criticism of Infantino after the tournament ended, when he rejected objections regarding the organization of the championship, high ticket prices, his relationship with Donald Trump, and controversial cases connected with the tournament. Infantino at the time highlighted more than seven million fans from over 200 countries and presented the event as a success. sport.sk ↗
Further developments will depend on whether FIFA formally submits the plan and how the European federations respond. The dispute could grow into one of the biggest power conflicts between FIFA and UEFA in the modern history of football. ekonomika.pravda.sk ↗
Infantino plans to bring in investors for the World Cup, UEFA threatens boycott
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„A labdarúgás nem a FIFA-é, hogy eladja” – nekiment Infantinóék új tervének az UEFA
HVG
| 19:01 28.07.
Gianni Infantino dollár milliárdokért kiárusítaná a futball-világbajnokságok kereskedelmi jogait
Telex
| 19:21 28.07.
Drohende "Atombombe": Infantino will WM teilweise an Investoren verkaufen
n-tv
| 17:15 28.07.
Drohende "Atombombe": Bericht: Infantino will WM teilweise an Investoren verkaufen
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| 17:15 28.07.
Je mi líto těch, kdo byli zaneprázdněni nenávistí, odmítl Infantino kritiku MS
sport.cz
| 15:37 27.07.
FIFA-Präsident Infantino weist WM-Kritik zurück: "Unsere Welt braucht Liebe, keinen Hass"
Der Standard
| 11:51 27.07.
„Unsere Welt braucht Liebe, keinen Hass“: Gianni Infantino weist Kritik an Fußball-WM zurück
Tagesspiegel
| 10:22 27.07.
Fußball: Infantino weist WM-Kritik zurück: „Welt braucht Liebe“
Tagesspiegel
| 10:08 27.07.
Fußball: Infantino weist WM-Kritik zurück: «Welt braucht Liebe»
Die Zeit
| 10:07 27.07.
"Le football n'appartient pas aux investisseurs" : tollé après le dernier projet de la Fifa
France24
| 11:18 29.07.
FIFA chce údajne „predať“ majstrovstvá sveta, UEFA hovorí o prekročení červenej čiary
SITA
| 10:01 29.07.
Fußball: Neuer britischer Premier und Blatter kritisieren FIFA-Pläne
Die Zeit
| 05:49 29.07.
Burnham blasts FIFA plan to sell World Cup commercial rights
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| 00:36 29.07.
Pojďte vysvětlovat, pane Infantino. Šéf FIFA má problém kvůli vztahu s Trumpem
idnes.cz
| 00:00 29.07.
Obchod s duší fotbalu? Infantino plánuje miliardový prodej práv s lidmi od Trumpa, UEFA ostře protestuje
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| 21:52 28.07.
Wie viel Kommerz noch?: Gieriger Infantino schmeißt die "Atombombe" auf den Weltfußball
n-tv
| 20:57 28.07.
Infantino proyecta convertir el Mundial en una compañía privada y vender las acciones
El Pais
| 18:31 28.07.
Infantino planea vender acciones del Mundial al yerno de Trump y desata el enfado de la UEFA: "Ninguno de nosotros somos los dueños del fútbol"
El Mundo
| 18:18 28.07.
Gianni Infantino: Fifa-Boss will Anteile an Fußball-WM verkaufen
Spiegel.de
| 18:16 28.07.
Uefa reacts with fury to Infantino World Cup plan
BBC News
| 17:36 28.07.
FIFA mulls plan to sell €17.5bn stake to private equity
RTE News
| 17:12 28.07.
Gianni Infantino: Fifa-Präsident reagiert mit Rundumschlag auf Vorwürfe
Spiegel.de
| 10:15 27.07.
Infantino tells Fifa critics to 'meditate, pray or watch football'
BBC News
| 10:07 27.07.
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