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FIFA proposes plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, angering UEFA

FIFA proposes plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, angering UEFA

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list 2 of 4How a 64-team World Cup could transform football’s economicslist 3 of 4‘Whole game at risk’: Norway to complain to FIFA over Balogun sagalist 4 of 4A Game of Double Standardsend of listWorld football’s governing body said it would retain a majority share in the new FIFA Forward Enterprise, offering minority stakes to external investment to raise up to $4.

FIFA has proposed a plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and other events to private investors, provoking a furious response from the European football governing body, UEFA.‘World Cup is not a product’The proposal deepens the divide between FIFA and UEFA, with Europe positioning itself as football’s custodian, while FIFA, a not-for-profit organisation, says it is focused on broadening access with financial largesse.

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