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Plan to sell private stakes in World Cup scrapped: FIFA president | Hanomansing Tonight

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Plan to sell private stakes in World Cup scrapped: FIFA president | Hanomansing Tonight

Plan to sell private stakes in World Cup scrapped: FIFA president | Hanomansing Tonight

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is dropping plans to sell stakes in the World Cup tournament to private equity investors. This follows threats by European soccer body UEFA to boycott FIFA competitions unless the deal with private investors was dropped.