Infantino's High Stakes Gamble: Will FIFA's Future Depend on Private Interests?
European nations and CONCACAF have jointly threatened to boycott the World Cup unless FIFA president Gianni Infantino scraps his plan to sell stakes in soccer's biggest tournament to private equity investors.
This is not a dispute over finances, but a battle for the soul of the sport. Infantino's proposal would see 20% of FIFA's commercial operations sold off to a new subsidiary called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE).