{"id":365599,"date":"2026-07-29T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/will-the-fifa-world-cup-be-sold-off-infantinos-plan-sparks-fury\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T22:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:00:09","slug":"will-the-fifa-world-cup-be-sold-off-infantinos-plan-sparks-fury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/will-the-fifa-world-cup-be-sold-off-infantinos-plan-sparks-fury\/","title":{"rendered":"Will the Fifa World Cup be sold off? Infantino\u2019s plan sparks fury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ipfUn1GlMIk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Will the Fifa World Cup be sold off? Infantino\u2019s plan sparks fury\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ipfUn1GlMIk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Gianni Infantino is trying to sell his World Cup sell-off plan to Fifa&#8217;s member nations, offering them huge sums of money, despite a growing backlash.<\/p>\n<p>The Fifa boss has given the organisation\u2019s 211 member associations 53 days to sign up to his plan. <\/p>\n<p>If they do, he says they&#8217;ll each get up to $40 million. <\/p>\n<p>His proposals to create a Fifa subsidiary, 20 per cent owned by private investors, has sparked an outcry in the football world. <\/p>\n<p>European football&#8217;s governing body Uefa has accused Fifa of using the sport to enrich itself and its friends.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gianni Infantino is trying to sell his World Cup sell-off plan to Fifa&#8217;s member nations, offering them huge sums of money, despite a growing backlash. 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