FIFA Plan for Kushner-Backed $20 Billion Operation to Run World Cup
FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors, including the Kushner family, was announced Tuesday ...
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UEFA nations will not participate in FIFA events until the investment deal is scrapped[image or embed] -- MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 12:58 PM · Jul 30, 2026
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Yeah, I've been seeing these headlines scroll by.
But not being a football (in the non-US sense of the word) fan, I didn't know what was happening.
From the original AP article that CNN is citing ... apnews.com
... FIFA said in a statement FFE would raise up to $4.2 billion later this year to help fund development programs "based on an initial equity valuation of $20 billion by carefully selecting long-term investors who will purchase minority, non-controlling interests." FIFA is working with J.P. Morgan while intended investors include Thrive Eternal launched by Joshua Kushner, whose brother Jared Kushner is a son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump. The men's World Cup that finished this month only deepened the political and personal ties between Trump and Infantino, and fueled concerns about those ties including from UEFA. "The soul and governance of football are not assets to trade -- especially with zero transparency as to who gains financially," UEFA said Tuesday, responding to the reports of selling stakes in FIFA competitions. ...
FIFA is working with J.P. Morgan while intended investors include Thrive Eternal launched by Joshua Kushner, whose brother Jared Kushner is a son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The men's World Cup that finished this month only deepened the political and personal ties between Trump and Infantino, and fueled concerns about those ties including from UEFA.
"The soul and governance of football are not assets to trade -- especially with zero transparency as to who gains financially," UEFA said Tuesday, responding to the reports of selling stakes in FIFA competitions. ...
#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-07-29 01:23 AM | Reply
Goodbye soccer, we hardly knew ye
#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-07-29 03:37 PM | Reply
President Gianni Infantino is the most corrupt piece of ---- in the world.
#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-07-29 04:57 PM | Reply
All 55 UEFA countries say they will boycott the World Cup if this sellout goes through.
#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-07-30 11:21 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
The Trump Crime Family Stikes (out) Again!
#5 | Posted by Corky at 2026-07-30 04:24 PM | Reply
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