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FIFA World Cup: UEFA says it will boycott tournament over $20 billion investor plan

UEFA, the Union of European Football Association, says it will boycott the FIFA World Cup if plans to sell a stake in the tournament go through. On Tuesday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino's secret proposal was revealed Tuesday to spin off its commercial operations in a new $20 billion subsidiary 20% owned by private investors. The core investor would be a New York investment firm created by Joshua Kushner, the brother of U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

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Scoop News DeskPhoenix, Arizona · Published Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM UTCUpdated Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 8:29 PM UTC

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Infantino had seemed to have a clear path to being re-elected unopposed for a fourth and final term in office through 2031, after the World Cup final in East Rutherford, New Jersey despite the pushback over letting United States forward Folarin Balogun play against Belgium despite a red card in his previous game. 18 deadline for potential candidates to declare in a presidential vote of the 211 members scheduled next March in Rabat, Morocco.

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UEFA, the Union of European Football Association, says it will boycott the FIFA World Cup if plans to sell a stake in the tournament go through. On Tuesday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino's secret proposal was revealed Tuesday to spin off its commercial operations in a new $20 billion subsidiary 20% owned by private investors. The core investor would be a New York investment firm created by Joshua Kushner, the brother of U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
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