UEFA held an emergency virtual meeting of its 55 member associations on Thursday to respond to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell a stake in the World Cup and other top tournaments to private investors. FIFA announced Tuesday it would create a new commercial entity, separate from the federation, to hold the commercial and operational rights to major events including the men’s and women’s World Cups and the Club World Cup. Private investors would take a stake in the entity. The announcement came just over a week after the 2026 World Cup ended, a tournament FIFA had promoted as…
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