Venture capitalist Kushner regrets the way FIFA private investment proposal played out
Billionaire venture capitalist Josh Kushner said his company Thrive would not have become involved in FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell part of the commercial rights of the World Cup to private investors if they had known how it would play out.
UEFA says FIFA boycott remains despite Infantino World Cup selloff U-turn
UEFA says the withdrawal of Infantino’s selloff plan was not its only requirement for renewed collaboration with FIFA.
Real Madrid thank UEFA for ‘protecting football’
Real Madrid have praised UEFA for helping protect football “at a decisive moment” after FIFA abandoned plans to sell stakes in a World Cup company to private investors.
Fifa says ‘nobody selling football’ as plan continues
Fifa says that “nobody is selling football” as it vowed to continue with the controversial plan to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors.
Ex-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter blasts plan to sell stake in World Cup to investors
Former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has slammed the football governing body’s plans to create a $20bn subsidiary to run the World Cup, saying the tournament was not a commercial asset that belonged to a few executives.