Reaction to FIFA's private investment plan
July 29 : FIFA said on Tuesday that it plans to create a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup and its other events and will offer stakes of up to 20 per cent in it to external investors.
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Suriname name former Dutch international Fraser as coach
July 29 : Former Dutch international Henk Fraser has been named as coach of Suriname, where he was born, the country’s football association said on Wednesday.
American, Asian confederations left blindsided by FIFA's $20 billion investment plan
July 29 : FIFA's bombshell proposal to sell stakes in a $20 billion commercial subsidiary has drawn strong criticism from soccer's regional confederations, which said they were blindsided by the world governing body's plan to bring private investors into the game.
Americas governing body 'deeply concerned' by lack of due process over FIFA private investment plan
July 29 : The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean soccer (CONCACAF) said on Wednesday that it had not been informed of FIFA's proposed sale of equity to outside investors and was "deeply concerned" over a lack of due process.
FIFA’s private equity push opens new front in decades-old power-struggle with Europe
MELBOURNE, July 29 : FIFA’s push to open the World Cup to private equity marks a dramatic attempt to reshape the commercial landscape of global soccer, while opening a new front in a long-running battle with Europe for power and control over the massive wealth generated by the sport.
Ole Miss sues LSU's Umanmielen, Harper for breach of contract - ESPN
Ole Miss is seeking close to $1 million in penalties from two of its former football players who signed revenue sharing contracts to return to the Rebels this season before joining former coach Lane Kiffin at LSU.
Hythe Town will play their first seven Southern Counties East Division 1 matches away from home while 3G pitch installed at Reachfields
Manager Andy Crush is looking at the bigger picture as Hythe Town prepare to start the league season with seven successive away games.
FIFA plans to sell stakes in $20 billion subsidiary to run World Cup, angering UEFA
July 28 : FIFA said on Tuesday it plans to create a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup and its other events and will offer stakes of up to 20 per cent in it to external investors, a move that provoked a furious response from UEFA, who accused world soccer's governing body of putting the game's "soul" up for sale.