IS THE WORLD CUP FOR SALE? HERE’S WHAT FIFA’S PLANS MEAN AND WHAT HAPPENS NEXT | PAUL MACINNES

Gianni Infantino is under fire from Uefa over plans to sell off commercial rights for the tournament but he says they are ‘about the democratisation of football worldwide’ A week after the World Cup finished, Fifa has… What it has been able to do, however, is devise an entirely new way of running international football, which – in the words of its president, Gianni Infantino – “is about the democratisation of football worldwide”.

Sport | The Guardian reports that gianni Infantino is under fire from Uefa over plans to sell off commercial rights for the tournament but he says they are ‘about the democratisation of football worldwide’ A week after the World Cup finished, Fifa has…

The report adds: What it has been able to do, however, is devise an entirely new way of running international football, which – in the words of its president, Gianni Infantino – “is about the democratisation of football worldwide”.

It is also an idea to allow private investors to take a stake in Fifa’s competitions and potentially make money from the World Cup.

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