Brussels rises against FIFA President Infantino’s plan to bring in private investors

A proposal to privatize FIFA's commercial operations is the latest episode to draw criticism from Brussels officials and lawmakers.

FIFA said Tuesday it plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a semi-private subsidiary. The decision marks a dramatic attempt to reshape the commercial landscape of global football, while opening a new front in a long-running battle with Europ

The proposal revealed on Tuesday and backed by Joshua Kushner's investment firm Thrive Capital was met with immediate fury by Infantino’s former colleagues at European soccer body UEFA, which said the World Cup “is not FIFA’s to sell.”

FIFA's Infantino sets deadline for $20M offer to members in Kushner-backed World Cup investor plan  Toronto Star

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has set a Sept. 19 deadline for the 211 member federations to accept a $20 million offer to each in his controversial plan to sell stakes in a subsidiary running the World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has set a Sept. 19 deadline for the 211 member federations to accept a $20 million offer to each in his controversial plan to sell stakes in a subsidiary running the World Cup

FIFA's Infantino sets deadline for $20M offer to members in Kushner-backed World Cup investor plan  AP News

FIFA plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a semi-private subsidiary.

FIFA, the global football governing body, announced a plan to set up a subsidiary to manage its business operations, hoping to raise $4.2 billion from investors, on Monday. The move sparked negative reactions from football and political figures.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday — and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA.

GIANNI INFANTINO’S extraordinary Instagram post accusing Fifa’s critics of spreading “hate” has been dismissed as “pathetic” by La Liga president Javier Tebas. The Fifa president’s 15-page message came before confirmation on Monday that Democrats in the US Congress were investigating him amid what they described as “mo

If you thought he was just a shady rule-dodging reprobate, the Fifa boss’s latest 15-page Instagram rant might make you think again I hope you have found time to enjoy Fifa president Gianni Infantino’s 15-page Instagram meltdown about his World Cup. The last time I saw this many defiant words, they were inked on someon

Gianni Infantino continues to dominate headlines even after the World Cup

FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s close relationship with US President Donald Trump has also raised suspicions in the US Congress. The influential Democrat Jamie Raskin has called for information from FIFA and from Infantino. Raskin called on FIFA, world football's Zurich-based governing body, and Swiss citizen Infanti