American, Asian confederations blindsided by FIFA’s World Cup plan
Americas governing body ‘deeply concerned’ by lack of due process in FIFA private investment plan, AFC ‘disappointed’. FIFA’s bombshell proposal to sell stakes in a $20bn commercial subsidiary has drawn strong criticism from football’s regional confederations, which said they were blindsided by the world governing body’s plan to bring private investors into the game. The Confederations of North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) and Asia (AFC) delivered stinging rebukes on Wednesday, saying they learned of FIFA’s equity sale proposal through media reports rather than official channels. FIFA said on Tuesday that it plans to create a $20bn subsidiary to run the World Cup and its other events, offering stakes of up to 20% in it to external investors.
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Americas governing body ‘deeply concerned’ by lack of due process in FIFA private investment plan, AFC ‘disappointed’. FIFA’s bombshell proposal to sell stakes in a $20bn commercial subsidiary has drawn strong criticism from football’s regional confederations, which said they were blindsided by the world governing body’s plan to bring private investors into the game. The Confederations of North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) and Asia (AFC) delivered stinging rebukes on Wednesday, saying they learned of FIFA’s equity sale proposal through media reports rather than official channels. FIFA said on Tuesday that it plans to create a $20bn subsidiary to run the World Cup and its other events, offering stakes of up to 20% in it to external investors.