Fifa plan to sell stakes in World Cup just ‘cronyism and nepotism’

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Fifa plan to sell stakes in World Cup just 'cronyism and nepotism'

Gianni Infantino has given Fifa’s 211 member associations 53 days to sign up to his World Cup sell-off plan. If they do, he says they’ll each get up to $40 million.

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His proposals to create a Fifa subsidiary, 20% owned by private investors, have sparked an outcry in the football world.

Former Football Association chairman David Bernstein tells Channel 4 News the plan is ‘cronyism and nepotism and very, very wrong’.

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Date: July 30, 2026