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FIFA Abandons World Cup Sale Plan | Minneapolis News
FIFA’s bold plan to sell a 20% stake in its new commercial arm, FIFA Forward Enterprise, to private investors—including a Kushner-linked firm—has collapsed amid firestorm backlash. Originally pitched as a $20 billion valuation to fund member nations with $20 million every four years (up from $8 million), the scheme triggered immediate condemnation from UEFA, CONCACAF, and AFC, who called the World Cup unsellable and questioned the need for private equity after last year’s record profits. Internal dissent mounted too, with one of Infantino’s top advisors resigning over ethical concerns, and…
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