The Daily Beast
US · 8 mins ago
Trump’s Soccer Suck-Up Humiliated as Cash Grab Collapses
Dylan Martinez / REUTERS
FIFA has abandoned a widely criticized plan to sell a stake in the World Cup’s commercial operations after worldwide outrage over a proposal tied to President Donald Trump’s inner circle.
Trump pal and FIFA president Gianni Infantino revealed earlier this week that the organization planned to sell a 21 percent stake to private investors in a newly created entity—FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE)—to manage the commercial operations of top events, including the World Cup. He…
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