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World Cup for sale - Infantino planning to sell stakes to investors

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  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,775
    Callumcafc said:
    https://www.thefa.com/news/2026/jul/29/statement-fifa-world-cup-proposal-20262907

    We have issued the following statement in response to media reports regarding the FIFA World Cup:

    “We were completely unaware of this proposal and have no substantive details, including what the proposition actually is, and what conditions are attached.

    “Based on the limited information, we are deeply concerned about the lack of process and governance to get to this point, and the apparent substance and principles involved.

    “When the proposal is shared in the full and transparent way now promised by FIFA, we will make our views clear, and comment further.”

    When. That's the key word here but in all probability it should read 'if'.
  • usetobunkin
    usetobunkin Posts: 2,573
    As a sport nothing can match football for appeal and passion.
    As a business its rotten to the very core.
  • Chris_from_Sidcup
    Chris_from_Sidcup Posts: 37,634
    As many others have said, a World Cup without Europe would be a farce.

    And with Messi and Ronaldo (surely) on the way out now the game needs new superstars to take over. Apart from Vinicius Junior the current superstars are all European so how could you have a World cup without the likes of Mbappe, Bellingham, Yamal, Haaland, Dembele, Olise etc?

    Sponsors aren't paying for that. 
  • cafc999
    cafc999 Posts: 5,041
    Both Th FA and CONCACAF statements read as "We are against it until we see how much we will get"
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,770
    FIFA should be relieved of its task of running world football competitions, simply because it has proven incompetent. 

    Instead, the World Football Confederation (WFC) should be created.  An independent alliance of the six continental football confederations, created to govern the global game and organise competitions such as the World Cup in place of FIFA. It would be built on transparent governance, independent oversight and fair revenue sharing, giving responsibility for world football directly to its member confederations and national associations rather than a single centralised governing body. 

    How would it come about? 

    The most likely route to creating the WFC would be for UEFA to lead the process by inviting the other five continental confederations to negotiate a new global governing body.

    UEFA could use its enormous commercial strength and the value of European competitions to incentivise participation, offering founding members greater influence, guaranteed development funding and a share of future World Cup revenues.

    Once UEFA and one or two other major confederations (most importantly CONMEBOL) committed, the commercial value of the new organisation would become difficult to ignore, encouraging the remaining confederations and their national associations to join.

    With the world's leading football nations participating, the WFC World Cup would quickly become recognised as the sport's premier international tournament. 

    Au revoir FIFA. Arrivederci Infantino. 
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 21,907
    So both The FA and Concacaf are complaining about the process rather than the substance. Hmmm.
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 48,396
    UEFA could change its name so it is no longer eurocentric. Create a framework that prevents individuals within the organisation having the opportunity for corruption and prevent closed shops then withdraw from FIFA and run its own World Cup. I would imagine it will be mostly South Americans playing against each other in the FIFA version if that happened and they can foul and cheat their way through the competition to their hearts content. It would be a shame to lose Brazil but I'm not sure we would..
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,872
    Infantino and the Trump family .. birds of a feather, thieving magpies 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 66,910
    bobmunro said:
    So both The FA and Concacaf are complaining about the process rather than the substance. Hmmm.
    I guess they’re both hiding behind the fact that there is limited substance to complain about. But I would’ve liked to have seen stronger condemnation of the general idea of it, even without having seen the details.

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  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 6,075

  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,433
    edited July 29
    Sky Sports reporting that Infantino has just stated that federations have until 19th September to back the plan

    Those who back it will get access to $40m funding, and those who don’t back it will only get $10m.

    I absolutely despise this man.
  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 23,156
    There is no limit to human greed...
  • SELR_addicks
    SELR_addicks Posts: 16,087
    Even just mentioning something like this should lead to Infantino getting removed from FIFA immediately. 
  • Weegie Addick
    Weegie Addick Posts: 17,436
    The FA response is late and weak. They want the 2035 Women’s World Cup in England. It still amazes me that they found the balls from somewhere to reject TS’ “ladies” proposal. 
  • EugenesAxe
    EugenesAxe Posts: 5,038
    Seems South America and African football backing this, they would be the main beneficiaries of the filthy dollar.
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 24,182
    EugenesAxe said:
    Seems South America and African football backing this, they would be the main beneficiaries of the filthy dollar.
    Asian football will back it because of the Oil money, and North America will back it because of Trump
  • bobmunro
    bobmunro Posts: 21,907
    EugenesAxe said:
    Seems South America and African football backing this, they would be the main beneficiaries of the filthy dollar.

    The filthy dollar goes up in smoke if the big boys from Europe tell FIFA to do one. It hard to imagine any World Cup would be seen as attractive without the likes of France, Spain, Germany, Italy (yes they will come good), England, Holland, Belgium et al. 
    I just hope the above stick together on this but I have my doubts.
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 12,641
    Yes. Trump’s greedy hands all over this. I can see this resulting in a split between FIFA and UEFA and, ultimately, a push to make FIFA far more transparent. Hopefully anyway. 

    We’ve gone from bad to worse with Blatter and now Infantino. Football is too sacred to let this happen. 

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  • hoof_it_up_to_benty
    hoof_it_up_to_benty Posts: 23,156
    Worst case scenario is the USA becomes the permanent venue for the World Cup...
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 25,601
    International football is dead as we know it thanks to the orange blimp . Unbelievable 
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,876
    ME14addick said:
    Josh Kushner is the younger brother of Jared Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump,  daughter of Donald. Trump and his family all making billions of dollars whilst they can. 

    I bet very little of this money will go to grass roots football. 
    Just enough to African and Asian associations to ensure they vote for it.

    Enough is enough and it's time for EUFA and the leading South American Associations to take a stand. Bug they won't. 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,872
    EUFA should tell FIFA to fuck right off .. no Europe = no real tournaments, no real competition. Be very interesting to see what transpires
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,876
    Lincsaddick said:
    Infantino and the Trump family .. birds of a feather, thieving magpies 
    Infantile is also looking to launch a FIFA crypto coin.

    We always think things can only get better

    Nasty stupid George Bush, nobody could be as bad, then came Trump

    Corrupt Blatter nobody could be as corrupt, Infantino says hold my beer!
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,449
    …and FIFA will get the go ahead to have the World Cup every two years 💰💵🤑and this will have a huge impact on the EPL fixtures. This will also clash with the Euros and the African cup.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 6,075
    Infantino offers 30 million to all members to accept the deal.  Seems like chicken feed when you consider the hundreds of individual players who have been transferred for a figure north of that.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 28,021
    Ok, I’m in. 

    Put me down for £50 Gianni. 
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 15,120
    hoof_it_up_to_benty said:
    Worst case scenario is the USA becomes the permanent venue for the World Cup...

    They could change the name to the world series and just play themselves repeatedly in an echo chamber
  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 30,862
    edited July 29
    Kap10 said:
    Lincsaddick said:
    Infantino and the Trump family .. birds of a feather, thieving magpies 
    Infantile is also looking to launch a FIFA crypto coin.

    We always think things can only get better

    Nasty stupid George Bush, nobody could be as bad, then came Trump

    Corrupt Blatter nobody could be as corrupt, Infantino says hold my beer!




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