The FIFA World Cup should belong to fans, not super-rich investors

FIFA President Gianni Infantino recently cancelled plans to sell a 20 per cent stake in a company that would run the association’s tournaments, including the World Cup, to private investors. The move came following widespread criticism from national soccer associations, fans and even other FIFA officials over handing private investors a financial stake in the competition. On July 28, Infantino announced that the world’s largest soccer association would sell roughly one-fifth of the World Cup’s…