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FIFAForwardEnterprise

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01Living brief

Politics Morocco · CanadaUpdated 06 Aug 2026, 05:10 UTC

FIFA said its leadership continues to support President Gianni Infantino after an emergency meeting in Salé, Morocco.
The organization apologized to its 211 member federations and FIFA Council for errors in handling the withdrawn proposal.
FIFA said the proposal to sell a stake in a company managing event commercial rights would not proceed.

02Living brief

Politics To be verifiedUpdated 01 Aug 2026, 10:10 UTC

FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced the proposed private-investment project would be scrapped after opposition within football.
The proposal involved minority, non-controlling stakes in a subsidiary overseeing commercial operations and events, including World Cups.
UEFA and its 55 member associations had threatened to boycott FIFA competitions unless the proposal was withdrawn and private ownership excluded.

03Living brief

Politics To be verifiedUpdated 30 Jul 2026, 15:42 UTC

Fifty-five UEFA associations unanimously backed a boycott of the World Cup and FIFA’s other competitions over its commercial plan.
AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said FIFA’s failure to consult the confederation before announcing the proposal was unacceptable.
FIFA proposes a $20 billion subsidiary, FIFA Forward Enterprise, with outside investors holding a minority stake without control.