{"id":4026,"date":"2026-08-01T08:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4026"},"modified":"2026-08-01T08:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:07:08","slug":"soccer-fifa-faces-fresh-transparency-calls-after-retreat-on-world-cup-sell-off-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4026","title":{"rendered":"Soccer-FIFA faces fresh transparency calls after retreat on World Cup sell-off plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Aug 1 (Reuters) &#8211; FIFA faced renewed calls for transparency on Saturday after it abruptly shelved plans to sell a stake in the commercial rights to the World Cup, a proposal that triggered fierce backlash from regional confederations that said they had been blindsided.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4024\">Is \u2018Let\u2019s Go Brandon\u2019 lewd? Students ask Supreme Court to decide<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The swift reversal has exposed growing unease within world soccer over FIFA President Gianni Infantino&#8217;s leadership style, with football officials demanding greater oversight of decisions that could reshape the governance and commercial future of the sport. <\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The backlash has also raised questions about Infantino&#8217;s political capital as he prepares to seek another term in office.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>FIFA&#8217;s plan was to raise up to $4.2 billion by selling about a 20% stake to private investors in a new unit that would run FIFA events, including the World Cup. <\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The plan, announced on Tuesday, quickly ran into a storm of opposition from regional confederations, which complained they had not been consulted on a move that could alter the commercial structure of world football.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Following the backlash, Infantino said world soccer&#8217;s governing body had abandoned the plans after listening &#8220;carefully to all the views&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Asian Football Confederation&#8217;s President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa on Saturday welcomed FIFA&#8217;s reversal.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Bahrain&#8217;s Sheikh Salman wrote he expects &#8220;any initiative that has the potential to impact global football will be presented and discussed with the Confederations, the FIFA Council, Member Associations and other stakeholders in a timely, transparent and meaningful manner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The future of global football must always be shaped through proper consultation, collective dialogue and respect for the established governance structures of our game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>SOME PRINCIPLES &#8216;SHOULD NEVER CHANGE&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Football Australia chairman Anter Isaac struck a similar note, backing innovation while warning against bypassing core governance principles.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Football has never stood still, nor should it,&#8221; Isaac said. <\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some principles, however, should never change. Integrity. Independence. Good governance. Transparency. Meaningful consultation. Due process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4022\">Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles, killing at least nine<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These are not constraints on progress. They are what make lasting progress possible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>INFANTINO&#8217;S RE-ELECTION HOPES DAMAGED, SAY EXPERTS<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The controversy comes at an awkward moment for Infantino, who said in April he intends to seek re-election for a fourth term as FIFA president. Since taking over from Sepp Blatter in 2016, he has been re-elected unopposed twice and appeared firmly in control of the organisation.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>While his re-election for the 2027-31 term had appeared a formality, experts told Reuters the backlash surrounding the failed proposal had exposed dissatisfaction among some FIFA members and could complicate his path ahead of next year&#8217;s FIFA Congress in Morocco.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s obviously been kind of egomaniacal in everything that he&#8217;s done. I know that he&#8217;s rubbed many of the member associations the wrong way with some of his decisions,&#8221; Bob Dorfman, a sports marketing analyst, said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some of the countries that have been awarded World Cups have been kind of questionable. 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