Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sale plan could be challenged in court

Gianni Infantino defends $20bn Fifa commercial venture after mounting backlash

For decades, Australian soccer has lived a hand-to-mouth existence, cursed by the enormous gap between the grand ambitions of its constituents and its capacity to bring them to life.

Kushner family backing: FIFA is working with JP Morgan on the commercial subsidiary, which would be called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE).

Uefa and the North American confederation Concacaf have both strongly opposed the sell-off, but with just 65 votes between them would not have sufficient numbers to block Fifa’s proposal, which requires a simple majority of their 211 to pass.