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Infantino’s FIFA is offering Football Australia $45m. Can it afford to say no?

But nothing comes for free, and if private equity is involved, those investors will require a return on their investment at some point, somehow – and that fact…

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But nothing comes for free, and if private equity is involved, those investors will require a return on their investment at some point, somehow – and that fact may dictate how FIFA (or FFE) operates, or force them to act in a way that they otherwise would not, to everyone else’s detriment. And to achieve this, the South American executive established financing alliances with countries from other regions, thus countering the power of the Europeans and remaining in office for 24 years. It should be remembered that next year there will be elections to choose the president of FIFA, so every action will be key to defining the future of football.

Furthermore, If a majority of FIFA's 211 members say yes, it will happen. And so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale.". A World Cup without any European nations in it appears untenable as a commercial and sporting matter alike.

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But nothing comes for free, and if private equity is involved, those investors will require a return on their investment at some point, somehow – and that fact may dictate how FIFA (or FFE) operates, or force them to act in a way that they otherwise would not, to everyone else’s detriment.
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And to achieve this, the South American executive established financing alliances with countries from other regions, thus countering the power of the Europeans and remaining in office for 24 years.
according to Sports Illustrated
It should be remembered that next year there will be elections to choose the president of FIFA, so every action will be key to defining the future of football.
according to Sports Illustrated
If a majority of FIFA's 211 members say yes, it will happen.
according to The Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories +2
And so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale." — AFP
according to Malay Mail
A World Cup without any European nations in it appears untenable as a commercial and sporting matter alike.
according to New York Post
As FIFA has suggested, it could be the pledge that unlocks the entire project – or it could enable FA to revisit so many other ideas that, for so long, have felt beyond reach.
according to The Sydney Morning Herald - Top Stories +1