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Reaction to FIFA backing down on World Cup sell-off plans
Aug 1 : FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday that world soccer's governing body had scrapped plans to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors after widespread backlash.
Gianni Infantino has ‘lost Uefa’s confidence’ as World Cup investment plan fails
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has “lost the confidence” of Uefa over a plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company to private investors, the European football governing body has said.
FIFA has lost UEFA’s ‘confidence’ despite withdrawal of plan: statement
PARIS: FIFA president Gianni Infantino has lost the “confidence” of European football’s governing body after his plan to allow private investment in the World Cup was withdrawn following a global backlash. “The current FIFA leadership has not only lost UEFA’s confidence but also that of many other members of the football family,” read the statement.
FIFA faces fresh transparency calls after retreat on World Cup sell-off plan
Aug 1 : FIFA faced renewed calls for transparency on Saturday after it abruptly shelved plans to sell a stake in the commercial rights to the World Cup, a proposal that triggered fierce backlash from regional confederations that said they had been blindsided.
UEFA welcomes FIFA's decision to scrap stake sale
Aug 1 : Europe's governing soccer body on Saturday welcomed FIFA's decision to abandon plans to sell a stake in the World Cup and said it would work with partners and stakeholders to make sure such moves cannot be fast tracked without consultation in the future.
Infantino's FIFA future in jeopardy after private equity gamble backfires
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.
Trump Bantah Keterlibatan dalam Proposal Jual Saham Piala Dunia
Presiden Amerika Serikat Donald Trump membantah keterlibatan dalam rencana jual saham Piala Dunia. Dia tak pernah diajak diskusi oleh Gianni Infantino.