FIFA plan for Kushner to run World Cup meets fury from UEFA

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. ...