Are Infantino's plans to sell the World Cup over?
The StoryAfter a scandal-ridden tournament, there’s a new crisis brewing for the World Cup. FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to monetise and Americanise football by selling off the tournament. But the association of European nations, UEFA, has threatened to boycott the tournament if that goes ahead. So what is Infantino thinking? And what does Donald Trump have to do with it?
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