FIFA Abandons World Cup Sell-Off Plan

FIFA president Gianni Infantino confirmed the scrapping of the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal after UEFA asserted its member nations would boycott all FIFA tournaments unless the plan was withdrawn. Football Australia chair Anter Isaac stated that some principles of football "should never change" while the AFC called for "proper consultation, collective dialogue and respect".

The abandoned plan would have allowed private investors to purchase shares of World Cup commercial rights, generating revenue for FIFA but drawing criticism for potentially compromising the tournament's integrity and accessibility. forestarrow.rest