FIFA scraps plans to sell a stake in the World Cup as Infantino’s job teeters

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, center left, walks onto the field with President Donald Trump after Spain won the World Cup final against Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By ADAM CRAFTON and DAN SHELDON / The Athletic FIFA, the governing body for global soccer, and Gianni Infantino have performed a dramatic U-turn on a plot to sell a stake in the organization’s commercial and event operations after widespread condemnation of the…

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