FIFA ditches plan to seek private investment for World Cup

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:53 GMT

FIFA has scrapped plans to cash in on the popularity of the World Cup by selling a share of it to private equity as part of what it said earlier this week was a broader investment strategy, the federation said late Friday. The plan, which would have sought private investment to the tune of around $10 billion in exchange...

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