Earlier, Financial Times and The Times reported that FIFA President…
Earlier, Financial Times and The Times reported that FIFA President Gianni Infantino intends to sell a stake in the commercial rights to the World Cup to private investors — the deal was expected to be worth around $20 billion.
Consensus
- Jannick Infantino remains president of FIFA following a meeting of the organization's leadership in Rabat.
- The leadership meeting acknowledged errors in the preparation and disclosure of a proposal to sell a stake in FIFA's World Cup rights to private investors.
- The proposal to sell part of the World Cup rights to private investors was withdrawn before the meeting.
- FIFA issued apologies for the errors and promised not to repeat them.
- The plan had sparked strong criticism from European national teams, including a threat of a boycott of World Cup tournaments.
- The plan involved selling 20–30% of a company managing FIFA's men's and women's tournaments to private investors.
- Infantino has been president of FIFA since 2016, and his second term ends in 2027.
- The meeting in Rabat lasted seven hours, according to Sky News.
Points of divergence
- The plan involved selling approximately 20% of the rights to a group of private investors led by Joshua Kushner, brother of Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump. — meduza
- The plan was criticized not only by European teams but also by the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, and Portuguese football legend Luís Figo, who demanded Infantino's immediate resignation. — tg_bbcrussian
- Despite the backlash, Infantino's position remains strong outside Europe, and his opponents have no clear way to remove him before the next election, which is seven months away. — tg_bbcrussian
Coverage (4 sources)
- Janni Infantino remains president of FIFA — Дождь
- Janni Infantino remains president of FIFA. Organization apologized for mistakes around plan to sell part rights to private investors for hour... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Janni Infantino will remain head of FIFA. He apologized for plans to sell share in World Cup to private investors — Meduza
- Gianni Infantino has so far managed to hold onto the leadership of FIFA. — BBC News Русская служба
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