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Infantino sets deadline for $20M offer in Kushner-backed World Cup investor plan
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Key Biscayne Independent
The proposal revealed Tuesday and backed by Joshua Kushner’s investment firm Thrive Capital was met with immediate fury from Infantino’s former colleagues at UEFA, which said the World Cup “is not FIFA’s to sell.”
The rushed deadline to claim an initial $20 million “says everything you need to know about this plan,” UEFA said.
Resistance in BritainFIFA’s plan met quick opposition from British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, whose government is preparing to support hosting the 2035 Women’s World Cup in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
“Once you have sold a piece of (the World Cup), you have sold out.
The candidate entry deadline is Nov. 18 for an election scheduled next March 18 at Rabat in Morocco, which has been a key Infantino ally in recent years and will co-host the 2030 World Cup.