Gianni Infantino plots €17bn World Cup sell-off in move that would detonate ‘nuclear bomb’ for football
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FIFA president Gianni Infantino is advancing plans for a €17 billion sell-off involving shares in a new World Cup spin-off venture. The proposal has drawn intense opposition and fury from European football governing body UEFA, opening up significant ruptures within world football.
The initiative represents a major structural shift for the sport's premier international tournament, with critics within the football community describing the potential move as a destructive 'nuclear bomb' for the game.
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Independent.ie (Dublin, Ireland) (IE)Focuses on the massive financial scale and destructive impact on football.
Sky News World (GB)Emphasizes the institutional conflict and specific fury from UEFA.
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