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Fifa World Cup Boycott Controversy

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Fifa World Cup Boycott Controversy. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/105

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On Tuesday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced plans to form a commercial subsidiary called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) that would run competitions like the World Cup and Club World Cup.

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UEFA, European football’s governing body, voted unanimously on Thursday to boycott all FIFA events unless the plans were dropped.

3 of 3 outletsfirst reported 31 Julwording from Al Jazeera

CONCACAF, the regional federation for North America, Central America and the Caribbean, has also rejected FIFA’s proposal.

3 of 3 outletsfirst reported 31 Julwording from Al Jazeera

Thrive Eternal, a fund run by Joshua Kushner-founded Thrive Capital, is expected to lead the proposed investor group, FIFA said.

3 of 3 outletsfirst reported 31 Julwording from Al Jazeera

European football's governing body Uefa said at the weekend that it has lost confidence in Infantino, calling the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) proposal a "shabby, back room, opaque deal".

3 of 3 outletsfirst reported 5 Augwording from BBC

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FIFA’s Infantino set for crunch meeting after World Cup selloff crisis Al Jazeera

Gianni Infantino gets internal support at crisis meeting to remain as FIFA president CBC

How it changed

  1. 31 Jul

    Several hours after UEFA's statement was released Thursday, CONCACAF said its member federations had rejected the proposal to create FFE.

    3 outlets · CBC
  2. 4 Aug

    UEFA has been most outspoken against its former employee Infantino while the Asian Football Confederation and CONCACAF, the North and Central American and Caribbean soccer body, also have made strong statements to oppose Infantino's plan.

    3 outlets · CBC
  3. 5 Aug

    Tuesday also saw chief of global football development Arsene Wenger insist he was "not involved" in Infantino's Fifa Forward Enterprise proposal, adding that aborting it was "absolutely necessary and beyond question".

    2 outlets · BBC
  4. 6 Aug

    FIFA said it expected New York-based investment vehicle Thrive Eternal to lead the investor group for FFE.

    3 outlets · CBC

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