No go for Infantino: How Fifa's World Cup private investment plan imploded
- The planet's most powerful football administrator Gianni Infantino on Saturday yielded to the international collective when he pulled the plug on a plan to allow private investment in the World Cup.
- His proposals for world football's governing body Fifa to reform its commercial operations had sparked a furious backlash.
- Issued on: 01/08/2026 - 13:41 3 min Reading time The setback to his authority came less than two weeks after the 56-year-old declared the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada as the most successful tournament in its 96-year history.
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- The planet's most powerful football administrator Gianni Infantino on Saturday yielded to the international collective when he pulled the plug on a plan to allow private investment in the World Cup.
- His proposals for world football's governing body Fifa to reform its commercial operations had sparked a furious backlash.
- Issued on: 01/08/2026 - 13:41 3 min Reading time The setback to his authority came less than two weeks after the 56-year-old declared the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada as the most successful tournament in its 96-year history.
Sources: RFI