President Gianni Infantino announced the cancellation after global criticism of the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal

FIFA scraps plan to sell 20% stake in new commercial arm

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The proposal will be canceled, association president Gianni Infantino said in a statement released overnight. The episode has intensified scrutiny of Infantino’s leadership ahead of his expected re-election bid in 2027. The initiative, which contemplated the creation of an entity called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), was discarded after a wave of criticism and opposition worldwide.

Furthermore, U.S. reaffirms support for Peru after conversation between Marco Rubio and Keiko Fujimori. (FOTO: Presidência del Perú) The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, congratulated the President of the Republic, Keiko Fujimori, on her inauguration and reaffirmed his country's commitment to strengthen bilateral cooperation in security, trade, investment, and disaster preparedness, the State Department reported in an official statement. Furthermore, as we said from the beginning, this would only be done if the majority of FIFA Member Associations were in favor and always after a consultation process with them, with the FIFA Council, the Confederations and other interested parties. "I will work tirelessly to bring football back to Fifa and Fifa back to football," said Infantino at the time.

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The proposal will be canceled, association president Gianni Infantino said in a statement released overnight.
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The episode has intensified scrutiny of Infantino’s leadership ahead of his expected re-election bid in 2027.
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The initiative, which contemplated the creation of an entity called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), was discarded after a wave of criticism and opposition worldwide.
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U.S. reaffirms support for Peru after conversation between Marco Rubio and Keiko Fujimori. (FOTO: Presidência del Perú) The United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, congratulated the President of the Republic, Keiko Fujimori, on her inauguration and reaffirmed his country's commitment to strengthen bilateral cooperation in security, trade, investment, and disaster preparedness, the State Department reported in an official statement.
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Furthermore, as we said from the beginning, this would only be done if the majority of FIFA Member Associations were in favor and always after a consultation process with them, with the FIFA Council, the Confederations and other interested parties.
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"I will work tirelessly to bring football back to Fifa and Fifa back to football," said Infantino at the time.
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But we are committed to the plan", Danon said in an interview with CNN.
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If they don't, obviously President Trump would be very, very disappointed", the official said.
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Last Wednesday, FIFA announced its intention to sell 20% of FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), the new subsidiary it sought to create to manage the organization's commercial operations and events, such as the World Cup, its main product.
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But by the June 19 incident that led to his arrest, the lining had already begun to peel.
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He has described what happened in the Spanish autonomous city as a "catastrophe" and has presented it as a preview of what, in his opinion, the United States could experience if the Democrats win the 2028 presidential elections.
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The value of the new company FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) would be around 20 billion dollars.
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He also partly blamed the problems on Barack Obama.
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CAF took a more measured stance, planning an executive review while encouraging members to examine the proposal, reflecting closer ties between CAF President Patrice Motsepe and Infantino.
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'FIFA was misled' FIFA said yesterday that it was a one-man action by Infantino and that the rest of the board was not aware.
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The episode has intensified scrutiny of Infantino’s leadership ahead of his expected re-election bid in 2027.
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Furthermore, as we have said from the beginning, this would only be done if the majority of FIFA Member Associations were in favor and always after a...
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US reaffirms support for Peru after conversation between Marco Rubio and Keiko Fujimori. (FOTO: Presidência del Perú) The Secretary of State...
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The initiative, which contemplated the creation of an entity called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), was discarded after a wave of...
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The proposal will be canceled, association president Gianni Infantino said in a statement released overnight.
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