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FIFA Drops $4.2B Forward Enterprise Plan Amid Rabat Fallout

8/5/2026

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino met in Rabat after scrapping the Forward Enterprise plan.
The plan would have created a company, sold 20% to investors and raised $4.2 billion.
Secretary general Mattias Grafström called the episode “sad and reproachable” and said it was abandoned.
Jordan FA president Ali bin Hussein accused FIFA of blackmail.
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) sent a document-preservation request while associations, England’s FA, withdrew support for Infantino.

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino met in Rabat after scrapping the Forward Enterprise plan.
The plan would have created a company, sold 20% to investors and raised $4.2 billion.
Secretary general Mattias Grafström called the episode “sad and reproachable” and said it was abandoned.
Jordan FA president Ali bin Hussein accused FIFA of blackmail.
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) sent a document-preservation request while associations, England’s FA, withdrew support for Infantino.