FIFA ACCUSED OF ‘SELLING THE SOUL OF FOOTBALL’ OVER $20BN WORLD CUP COMMERCIAL RIGHTS SALE PLAN

World governing body set to raise millions from venture Uefa hits out at proposal and could take legal action Fifa has announced plans to sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, including the World Cup, to… Uefa released a strongly-worded statement accusing Fifa of “attempting to sell the soul of football” and is believed to be considering its legal position, while sources at numerous elite clubs were highly critical of…

Sport | The Guardian reports that world governing body set to raise millions from venture Uefa hits out at proposal and could take legal action Fifa has announced plans to sell the commercial rights to its tournaments, including the World Cup, to…

The report adds: Uefa released a strongly-worded statement accusing Fifa of “attempting to sell the soul of football” and is believed to be considering its legal position, while sources at numerous elite clubs were highly critical of…

This report is covered across 3 DAMMNEWS feeds. The most useful way to read a developing report is to separate the confirmed detail from early claims, then follow the next named source or decision.

DAMMNEWS has found 3 closely matched items in its current cache — listed below for comparison. Coverage volume is not independent verification.

DAMMNEWS RSS BRIEFING — generated locally from the available Sport | The Guardian headline and RSS excerpt. It is not a summary of the full source article.