FIFA Scraps Controversial Plan To Turn World Cup Into Commercial Enterprise

MAP Verified Summary — reported by Deadline

FIFA on Friday said it would not move forward with a plan to create a $20 billion commercial arm of soccer’s world governing body by selling stakes in the World Cup and other events to private investors. The proposal had been met by a wave of criticism by several soccer confederations from the time it […]

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