FIFA President Gianni Infantino announces a plan to create a new $20 billion company to run the World Cup, drawing immediate criticism from UEFA. According to reports, the proposed operation would involve private investors, including members of the Kushner family, as part of the planned financing and ownership structure. UEFA responds with a formal statement saying the proposal is not within FIFA’s authority to sell or transfer, and emphasizes that football governance does not belong to FIFA alone. The European federation also argues that “none of us are the owners of football,” positioning the plan as inconsistent with how football is collectively administered by the sport’s governing bodies. The announcement is reported as occurring Tuesday, with UEFA’s reaction following quickly. The coverage presents the dispute as a confrontation over control and ownership of football competitions and commercial rights, with FIFA advancing a private-investment model for the tournament’s management and UEFA contesting FIFA’s role in structuring such an arrangement.
UEFA criticizes FIFA plan for private investors to run World Cup
FIFA President Gianni Infantino announces a plan to create a new $20 billion company to run the World Cup, drawing immediate criticism from UEFA. According to reports, the proposed operation would inv...
- FIFA President Gianni Infantino announces a plan to create a $20 billion company to run the World Cup.
- The proposed plan includes private investors, including the Kushner family.
- UEFA responds immediately with criticism, saying FIFA does not have the authority to sell or transfer ownership/control.
- UEFA states that none of the football bodies involved are the owners of football.
- The dispute centers on governance and control over how World Cup operations are structured.
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. “It is not FIFA’s to sell,” UEFA said in a statement. “None of us are the owners of football.” FRANCE 24's James Vasina reports.
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