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Infantino's Fifa plan is on the ropes - but don't underestimate his ability to survive, writes Ian Payne

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31.07.2026

It looks like Gianni Infantino's latest grand scheme might finally have hit a brick wall.

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Essentially, he wants to see about 20% of the World Cup sold off to private equity. It's a bit like the privatisation of water or gas here in the UK.

It would obviously bring FIFA a lot of money. It would probably make some of the people who work there better off too. You never know.

It appears the idea came about after Infantino spoke to one or other of the Trump family, who basically said, "The World Cup's very........

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