FIFA scraps World Cup sell-off plan after backlash

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has abandoned his proposal to create a $20 billion company to run the World Cup with private investors, including the Kushner family, after widespread backlash. In a statement issued late Friday, Infantino confirmed the proposal 'will not proceed,' citing divisions it had caused. The U-turn followed the resignation of senior FIFA official Carlos Cordeiro, who had represented FIFA on the White House Task Force for the World Cup, and criticism from a second senior official who claimed staff had been deceived by the project.