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Infantino scraps $4.2 B FIFA stake sale after boycott.

8/4/2026

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Infantino Halts Deal

FIFA President Gianni Infantino abandoned the plan to sell a 20 percent stake in the FIFA Forward Enterprise unit, a deal that would have raised $4.2 billion and valued the unit at $20 billion with Joshua Kushner’s firm as anchor investor.
UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation voted to boycott FIFA events and publicly rejected the proposal.
Adviser Carlos Cordeiro quit, calling it a “bad deal for football.”

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Infantino Calls Trump

Infantino repeatedly tried to phone President Donald Trump after the failed stake sale, saying he felt isolated.
He reportedly set a private call with Secretary of State Marco Rubio for shortly after 9 a.m. ET Monday.
White House Assistant Secretary of State Dylan Johnson posted on X that no Rubio call was scheduled.

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Infantino Halts Deal

FIFA President Gianni Infantino abandoned the plan to sell a 20 percent stake in the FIFA Forward Enterprise unit, a deal that would have raised $4.2 billion and valued the unit at $20 billion with Joshua Kushner’s firm as anchor investor.
UEFA, CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation voted to boycott FIFA events and publicly rejected the proposal.
Adviser Carlos Cordeiro quit, calling it a “bad deal for football.”

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