Power Struggle Over Football’s Future
A fight that started with private money Football’s governing structure is facing one of its sharpest internal confrontations in years, and the dispute centers on whether the sport’s biggest competitions should be opened to private investment. FIFA president Gianni Infantino has pushed a plan to sell minority stakes in the World Cup and other FIFA properties to outside investors, a move that immediately triggered resistance across the sport’s power centers. According to the proposal, the interest is tied to Thrive Eternal, an investment fund led by Joshua Kushner. Infantino gave FIFA’s 211 member federations a deadline of September 19 to…
