FIFA World Cup private investment plan explained: Why teams are vowing to boycott the controversial scheme

FIFA president Gianni Infantino proposed creating a new company to manage the commercial operations of FIFA tournaments, including the World Cup. This plan involves selling a minority stake in the new entity to private investors. The proposal has sparked significant uproar and backlash from member states, some of whom are vowing to boycott the scheme. This controversy follows a decade of bribery allegations, corruption scandals, and questionable decisions regarding host nations within the international soccer association.