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FIFA president Gianni Infantino thanks President Donald Trump for his help in making the 2026 World Cup “the greatest human, social and cultural event that mankind has ever witnessed.” FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday — and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA. “It is not FIFA’s to sell,” UEFA said in a statement. “None of us are the owners of football.” Stream Philadelphia News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC10. Infantino's plans to form a commercial subsidiary, which would be called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), running competitions like the World Cup and Club World Cup was first reported by The Times of London.
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