FIFA's Infantino scraps World Cup private equity plan after massive pushback

The 2030 World Cup will celebrate the tournament’s 100th anniversary with matches across six countries and three continents, including special games in South America. FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world. Infantino’s decision came after his senior adviser who sat on a White House panel resigned and Asia’s soccer body joined Europe and North America in opposing it . Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. “Having listened carefully to all the views, it has become clear that the project has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of support, are no longer in the interest of the objective set out in the first place,” Infantino said in a statement on Friday. “Our purpose has always been — and will always be — to unite and improve. UEFA’s 55 member nations agreed to boycott the World Cup and all other FIFA competitions over Infantino’s plan on Thursday.

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