Gianni Infantino

“with 21% to be sold off to a private investment company.”

“expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams”

“Infantino proposed a $20 billion plan to sell a 20% private equity stake in the World Cup”

“The tournament was announced by FIFA president Gianni Infantino on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur in October 2025.”

“to sell a 20% minority stake in the World Cup to private investors”

“He needs 106 votes to win reelection”

“he promised to increase team distributions by 20% to at least $2.7 billion over the next four years”

“He’s particularly popular among members of Africa’s CAF (54 votes) and South America’s CONMEBOL (10 votes), and is generally liked by Oceania’s OFC (11 votes) and Asia’s AFC (46 votes)”

“Infantino had proposed creating a $20 billion company to run the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family”

“Infantino has proposed spinning off FIFA’s commercial businesses — including World Cups and Club World Cups for men and women — into a $20 billion subsidiary with 20% owned by private investors.”

“plan to create a $20-billion company with private investors”

“they will receive $40 million (30 million pounds)”

“$25 billion offer with SoftBank of Japan that was set to span over 12 years.”

“Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, with the nation currently set to host the 2034 World Cup.”

“The vote is scheduled for March 2027.”

“Infantino had offered all 211 member associations $40m (£30m) if they backed a proposal for private investment in its tournaments, including the men's and women's World Cups.”

“Infantino set a deadline of 19 September for football federations to accept his plans if they wanted to access an initial $20m (£15m).”

“Infantino became Fifa president in 2016 when he beat AFC president Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa by 115 votes to 88.”

“Infantino acknowledged he needed the backing of the majority of Fifa member associations - meaning 106 of its 211 members needed to vote in favour.”

“Infantino had indicated the proposals would need a straight majority to go through - meaning 106 of its 211 members needed to vote in favour for the proposal”

“FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced a plan to create a $20-billion company with private investors on Tuesday, which would form a commercial subsidiary called FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE).”

“Infantino has also written to members that they will receive $40 million (30 million pounds) as a result of accepting his plan.”

“In 2018, he proposed a secretive $25 billion offer with SoftBank of Japan that was set to span over 12 years.”

“Infantino would need 106 from its 211 members in favour for the proposal to go through.”

“Infantino previously wrote to Fifa members saying they will receive $40m (£30m) if they back his controversial proposal.”

“He set a deadline of 19 September for federations to accept his plans if they want to access an initial $20m (£15m).”

“Infantino has written to them saying they will receive $40m (£30m) if they back his controversial proposal.”

“He has set a deadline of 19 September for federations to accept his plans if they want to access an initial $20m (£15m).”

“FIFA is considering expanding the World Cup to 64 teams as early as 2030”

“the first 48-team World Cup has been "a huge success", citing the progression of nine out of 10 African teams to the knockout stages.”

“At the last World Cup, there were only five teams from Africa, he said.”

“When Infantino was first elected in 2016, part of his manifesto was to increase the size of the World Cup from 32 teams to 40.”

“Gianni Infantino, the Fifa president, may well have been thinking 'I told you so' as Cape Verde were one of the countries to benefit from expanding the tournament to 48 teams.”