FIFA President Gianni Infantino immediately came under fire on Tuesday after announcing his plans to launch a $20 billion private investment group to run and promote the World Cup.
The announcement did not sit well with members of the Union of European Football Associations, who accused Infantino of trying to buy and sell soccer out from under them.
“It is not FIFA’s to sell,” UEFA said in a statement, according to the New York Post. “None of us are the owners of football.”
Coming off his huge success with the 2026 World Cup games, the FIFA chief is now looking to form what he labeled the FIFA Forward Enterprise...
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