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FIFA Chief Gianni Infantino on the Ropes as He Ditches Controversial $20 Billion Private Investment Plan

Variety 01 August 2026 9m ago
FIFA Chief Gianni Infantino on the Ropes as He Ditches Controversial $20 Billion Private Investment Plan
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Gianni Infantino, the embattled president of soccer’s governing body FIFA, has abandoned his controversial plan to create a $20 billion company that would control the commercial rights to its events, principally the World Cup. In a statement released late Friday, Infantino said it had “become clear that the project has created divisions of a nature […]
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