Are Infantino's plans to sell the World Cup over?
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Are Infantino's plans to sell the World Cup over?

After a scandal-ridden tournament, there’s a new crisis brewing for the World Cup. As exclusively revealed by the Times, FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to monetise and Americanise football by selling off the tournament. But the Union of European Football Associations, UEFA, has threatened to boycott the tournament if that goes ahead. So what is Infantino thinking? And what does Donald Trump have to do with it?


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  • Tom Clarke, sports editor, The Times.

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