FIFA ditches plan to seek private investment for World Cup

MAP Verified Summary — reported by The Hill Politics

FIFA has scrapped plans to cash in on the popularity of the World Cup by selling a share of it to private equity as part of what it said earlier this week was a broader investment strategy, the federation said late Friday. The plan, which would have sought private investment to the tune of around $10 billion in exchange…

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