Tag: FIFA
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Infantino’s senior advisor Cordeiro resigns following proposal to sell FIFA stake
July 31 : Carlos Cordeiro, senior advisor to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, resigned with immediate effect on Friday in protest at proposals to sell a stake in the World Cup, calling the plan “a bad deal for football”.Cordeiro, a former banker and ex-U.S. Soccer Federation vice president hand-picked to help
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FIFA doubles down on investor plan after UEFA boycott threat
Despite the pushback from football confederations in Europe, Asia and North America, FIFA pledged to pursue its controversial investor plans. “Nobody is selling football,” the body insists.
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Defiant FIFA doubles down on private investment plan, says ‘nobody is selling football’
July 31 : FIFA said on Friday it would push ahead with consultations on a plan to bring private investment into the World Cup and its other tournaments, after Europe’s football federation threatened a boycott and other regional confederations issued stinging rebukes of the plan.Switzerland-based FIFA said “in
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Gianni Infantino: Can Fifa president survive after Uefa threatens World Cup boycott?
It’s been a seismic 48 hours for football after Uefa threatened to boycott the World Cup and Concacaf rejected Gianni Infantino’s funding plan – what happens now, and can Fifa’s president survive?
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Fifa says ‘nobody selling football’ as it presses ahead with investment plan
Football’s governing body plans to continue the consultation process after Uefa threatens to boycott World Cups.
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FIFA to proceed with consultation process over stake sale plans
July 31 : FIFA said on Friday it would move forward with its consultation process to bring private investment into the World Cup and its other tournaments in defiance of a fierce UEFA-led backlash against the proposal.The world soccer governing body on Tuesday announced it planned to create a $20 billion sub
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Commentary: Gianni Infantino wants to sell the World Cup – but it’s not his to sell
The World Cup belongs to the people who have spent almost a century giving it meaning, says this researcher of football heritage.
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Reaction as UEFA votes to boycott World Cup, CONCACAF rejects FIFA investor plans
July 30 : UEFA and its 55 member nations voted on Thursday to boycott all FIFA tournaments in protest at the global governing body’s plan to sell a stake in the World Cup, while CONCACAF rejected the proposal to bring in private investors.The following are quotes and reactions:ENGLISH FA STATEMENT
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FIFA stake-sale push tests football’s ‘American century,’ Bennett says
July 30 : FIFA’s proposed sale of a private stake in its tournament business, including the World Cup, reflects the expanding reach of U.S.-style sports finance, including private equity, into global football, Roger Bennett, the CEO and founder of the Men in Blazers Media Network, said.The plan has triggered
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Fifa World Cup: Uefa to boycott tournament if Gianni Infantino’s investment plans go through
Uefa says “the World Cup is not for sale” after its 55 member associations vote to boycott future tournaments if Fifa and its president, Gianni Infantino, do not back down on their investment proposals.
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