FIFA World Cup Investor Plan Faces Growing Opposition as Adviser Resigns and Asia Joins Europe, North America in Rejection

FIFA President Gianni Infantino's controversial plan to sell a 20% stake in FIFA's commercial businesses, including the World Cups, to private investors for $20 billion is facing increased pressure. A senior adviser to Infantino has resigned, calling the proposal 'a bad deal for football.' Furthermore, Asia's soccer body has joined Europe's UEFA and North America's CONCACAF in opposing the plan, with the combined 90 FIFA member countries nearing a majority of the 211 global total. This widespread opposition signals a significant challenge to Infantino's leadership and the future financial structure of international soccer.