Everyone hates FIFA’s plan to sell the World Cup to private equity
Editor’s note, July 31, 8:15 pm ET: FIFA announced it was scrapping the plan to sell a stake in the World Cup. The 2026 FIFA World Cup wasn’t perfect, but it was still pretty great.
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Editor’s note, July 31, 8:15 pm ET: FIFA announced it was scrapping the plan to sell a stake in the World Cup. The 2026 FIFA World Cup wasn’t perfect, but it was still pretty great. Legions of fans got to experience the US (and Canada, and Mexico), and Americans embraced visiting teams in turn. There was lots of extremely good football (soccer), and Cinderella teams like Cape Verde had a chance to shine.
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- Editor’s note, July 31, 8:15 pm ET: FIFA announced it was scrapping the plan to sell a stake in the World Cup. The 2026 FIFA World Cup wasn’t perfect, but it was still pretty great.
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Everyone hates FIFA’s plan to sell the World Cup to private equity
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