Soccer-Infantino's FIFA future in jeopardy after private equity gamble backfires

By Ian Ransom and Kokkai Ng Aug 1 (Reuters) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino, hitherto untouchable at the helm of soccer's global governing body, suffered a crushing blow on Friday when his bold reach for private equity riches was brought to an end in the face of a ferocious backlash. A FIFA statement, attributed to I

Aug 1 : FIFA president Gianni Infantino, hitherto untouchable at the helm of soccer's global governing body, suffered a crushing blow on Friday when his bold reach for private equity riches was brought to an end in the face of a ferocious backlash.A FIFA statement, attributed to Infantino, conceded that the proposal to

Asian soccer body joins opposition to FIFA and Infantino’s World Cup private equity plan  AP News

Asian soccer body joins opposition to FIFA and Infantino’s World Cup private equity plan  Toronto Star

Asia’s soccer body has joined opposition to Gianni Infantino’s plan for private investors to buy stakes in the World Cup

UEFA member federations agreed to boycott all FIFA competitions in protest of Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch and Rohan Nadkarni report.

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