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Infantino shifts to 'Football for All' amid FIFA election crisis after privatization backlash
Al Jazeera AR·CH·3 days ago
The European Footballers' Union has called for FIFA reform following a now-abandoned proposal by FIFA president Gianni Infantino to sell World Cup shares to private investors. The union's study criticizes the initiative as an attempt to commodify major sporting events, developed unilaterally without stakeholder input. This highlights ongoing governance concerns within FIFA, though the proposal's abandonment reduces immediate impact.