FIFA’s Infantino sets deadline for $20M offer to members in Kushner-backed World Cup investor plan
Infantino’s plan would give each of FIFA’s 211 federations $20 million and unlock a $10 billion package if approved, sources said.
- On Wednesday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino set a Sept. 19 deadline for the 211 member federations to accept a one-off $20 million offer, part of a project to sell stakes in the World Cup.
- Infantino's proposal seeks to create a $20 billion FIFA subsidiary, 20% owned by private investors including Joshua Kushner's firm Thrive Capital, to manage competitions like Club World Cups.
- Infantino wrote that approving the plan unlocks a $10 billion package starting January 1, 2027, compared to $2.7 billion if rejected, calling it a "singular and unique funding opportunity."
- The Football Association and Concacaf stated they are "deeply concerned" by the lack of details, while UEFA is expected to convene its 55 member federations for an emergency meeting Thursday.
- Sources say UEFA is considering options including a potential World Cup boycott, signaling a coordinated institutional challenge to the proposed private-investment strategy.
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Following the announcement of its plan to open up to private investors, FIFA is facing political criticism.
The FIFA World Football Association has reportedly set a deadline for approval of an announced investor plan. It is planned to sell some of the commercial rights for the World Championships. UEFA is in opposition.
Infantino threatens FIFA members with 75% funding cut over investment plan refusalFIFA President Gianni Infantino has set a 53-day deadline for 211 associations to support the sale of a share of commercial rights. In case of refusal, funding will be cut by 75%.
FIFA wants to sell shares of the World Cup – and is luring the national associations with hundreds of millions of kronor. – There are issues that are fundamentally more important for football than whether we should get the money or not, says the chairman of the Swedish Football Association, Simon Åström, to TT.
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