Trump didn’t know what a red card was; his mate Infantino deserves one

July 31, 2026 — 4:00pm

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The proposal to sell shares in the World Cup by FIFA’s president, Gianni Infantino, is a monumental own goal that can only profit the few and leave the planet’s most watched sporting event forever diminished.

Infantino has proposed creating a subsidiary, FIFA Forward Enterprise, to sell minority stakes to private investors. His plan only came to light after a Times of London story prompted confirmation from world football’s governing body. On Tuesday, FIFA announced the partial sale. Infantino reportedly wants to sell a 20 per cent stake to a group of private investors – led by Joshua Kushner, the brother of US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared.

The sell-off, coupled with........

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