Pinnick defends FIFA’s plan to sell 20% W/Cup stake
By Dickson Omobola Former President of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick, on Thursday, defended the Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s, FIFA’s, proposal to sell a 20 per cent stake in the World Cup and other competitions, saying the initiative should be judged on its merits.” On concerns that private investors could influence FIFA decisions to protect their commercial interests, with reference to the controversy surrounding United States President Donald Trump’s reported intervention over Balogun’s red card at the FIFA World Cup, Pinnick said, “Like I said, football is evolving.
On Tuesday, FIFA announced plans to sell stakes in the World Cup and other events to private investors, which provoked a furious response from the European football governing body, Union of European Football Associations, UEFA, among others.
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