FIFA World Cup private investment plan explained: Why teams are vowing to boycott the controversial scheme

FIFA is not new to controversy: In the last decade, the international soccer association has faced bribery allegations, corruption scandals, and backlash over questionable host nation decisions. But even by FIFA’s standards, the association’s latest proposal might be pushing it too far—and member states are not staying quiet. Here’s what to know. What exactly was proposed? A plan led by controversial FIFA president Gianni Infantino would create a new company to govern the commercial operations…