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The four-day collapse of Infantino's World Cup sell-off plan, and what comes next

Four days of boardroom revolt, a UEFA warning about secret schemes, and a threatened European boycott forced FIFA's president to scrap his World Cup privatisation plan. The bigger question now is whether he survives it.

Ruari Blackwood · Monexus Sports desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·2 Aug 2026·Live on the wire ↗
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  • https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49511728/why-fifa-president-infantino-plans-sell-world-cup-made-no-sense
  • https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49497503/fifa-world-cup-president-gianni-infantino-world-cup-selloff-plan-lose-power-analysis
  • https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8rny2p6144o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
  • https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/01/womens-football-continues-to-be-pawn-gianni-infantino-fifa-tenure
  • https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/01/gianni-infantino-fifa-world-cup-sell-off-plans-scrapped-reaction-uefa-football
  • https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/49500782/fifa-world-cup-investment-private-gianni-infantino
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