FIFA drops World Cup investor stake plan amid mounting pressure
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing mounting pressure after he scrapped a proposal to sell a minority stake in the World Cup to private investors. The decision came as UEFA’s 55 national associations formally agreed to boycott the tournament and all other FIFA‑run competitions, effectively blocking the financial arrangement Infantino had pursued.
The boycott was supported by the confederations of CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation, both of which publicly opposed the stake‑sale plan. With the major regional bodies united against the proposal, Infantino’s initiative collapsed, leaving the governing body to reassess its funding strategy for future World Cup events.
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