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AsiaPac · 5 mins ago

What if FIFA doesn't blink?

28 SEC(s) ago UPDATED 28 SEC(s) ago Star Sports Desk Photo: AI Assisted The world of football stands on the brink of its biggest governance crisis in decades.UEFA, AFC, and CONCACAF have all threatened to boycott FIFA competitions, at the time of writing this report, if the governing body presses ahead with President Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell a minority stake in the commercial rights of the World Cup. What began as a financial proposal has rapidly escalated into a power struggle over who controls football's richest and most prestigious tournaments.FIFA insists that "nobody is selling football." Its critics argue the opposite.To them, the proposal to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE)--a subsidiary valued at $20 billion before selling a 20 per cent stake to private equ
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