2026-07-31 · CBC | World News
🔮 What you need to know about FIFA's private investment plan — and the backlash
UEFA says its member nations will boycott future tournaments, and other confederations are unhappy, too
Less than two weeks since the conclusion of the 2026 World Cup, soccer is once again front-page news thanks to a new proposal by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
Not one to shy away from big announcements, Infantino caught many in the soccer world unaware with a plan to sell off part of FIFA's commercial interests to private investors. assertive