FIFA tests the limits of private equity in sports with World Cup subsidiary sale
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Per CNBC, FIFA proposed selling a twenty percent stake in World Cup commercial operations to private equity investors. UEFA and Concacaf rejected the plan, reflecting broader uneasiness about private equity's role in international sports.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/fifa-world-cup-private-eq...
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