No go for Infantino: How Fifa's World Cup private investment plan imploded

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has scrapped his plan to allow private investment in the World Cup. The proposal to reform FIFA's commercial operations faced fierce international backlash, and per RFI, Infantino withdrew it in response. The decision ends a significant attempt to restructure how the world's most prominent football competition generates revenue.

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