FIFA has withdrawn its controversial proposal to sell part of the commercial rights to its competitions, including the FIFA World Cup, following strong opposition from football associations like UEFA and confederations around the world. The proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) would have allowed private investors to acquire a stake in a new commercial entity responsible
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has given football associations until September 19 to approve plans to sell part of FIFA’s commercial business to private investors in a move aimed at increasing funding for member associations. The proposal has sparked criticism, with UEFA warning that football’s governing bodies should not treat the sport as an asset for
By Journalist Owen Konzolo “Seriously? Referee kuwa serious.” The collective groan that rippled through the small estate pub in Donholm was less about football and more about a shared sense of betrayal. I was sitting among roughly two hundred locals, watching the France vs. Spain semi-final. At that precise moment, Spanish forward Lamine Yamal collapsed