Fifa scraps controversial World Cup investment plan
- FIFA President Gianni Infantino abandoned his plan to sell a 20% stake in FIFA's commercial business, including World Cup profits, after facing opposition from UEFA, CONCACAF, and the Asian Football Confederation.
- UEFA's 55 member nations agreed to boycott all FIFA competitions, including the World Cup, in protest against Infantino's investment proposal.
- Senior FIFA officials Carlos Cordeiro resigned in protest, calling the plan a bad deal, and COO Kevin Lamour stated that FIFA staff felt deceived by Infantino’s lack of transparency.
- Infantino said the investment plan caused divisions counter to FIFA’s purpose and confirmed the proposal would not proceed to maintain unity within the sport.
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