Gianni Infantino tells countries to back Fifa’s World Cup plan - or miss out on $30m

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino is urging the organization’s 211 member associations to support plans to sell stakes in the World Cup and other major tournaments to external investors. A one-off payment of $20 million will be used as an incentive for backing these plans.

Infantino will use a ‘one-off’ payment of $20m to tempt Fifa’s 211 member associations into backing his plans to sell stakes in the World Cup and other major tournaments to external investors