FOOTBALL is not for sale and should never be for sale.
Gianni Infantino’s latest idea to sell the World Cup to private investors is nothing short of an attack on the beautiful game.
Gianni Infantino chats to President Trump at the World Cup final Credit: Getty
The Fifa boss has unveiled a bonkers idea to SELL part of the World Cup to private investors Credit: Getty
The World Cup is not Infantino’s to flog, and offering it up to the ultra-wealthy will only invite more of the dangerous outside influence we saw when the Fifa President appeared to bow to Donald Trump’s pressure this summer.
Fifa would undoubtedly have to ensure any outside investors are happy by increasing profits and revenue.
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What that could look like is almost unfathomable, but early speculation is that the World Cup could be expanded and even played more often than every four years.
No matter what the end result is, interference from the outside seems inevitable.
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Perhaps the most terrifying part of Infantino’s new masterplan is that he claimed it would, “unleash the commercial potential” of football.
The same football that is set to bank Fifa over £11BILLION for the last World Cup cycle from 2022 to 2026.
Does that sound like an organisation that needs more money?
Infantino is constantly pushing the boundaries of what is acceptable and it is time for fans to finally let him know he has gone too far.
Fifa reversed Folarin Balogun’s red card ban following Donald Trump’s intervention Credit: Shutterstock Editorial
If Infantino gets his way, the disgraced Sepp Blatter will be considered the lesser of two evils Credit: EPA
Uefa have already slammed Infantino and said his latest proposal “crosses a line” – just three weeks after they claimed that line was crossed when Folarin Balogun‘s red card was overturned.
In all honesty that line was surpassed a long time ago.
With each outlandish blueprint Infantino lays out, football is becoming more and more unrecognisable.
The average fan is being priced out of going to games, player welfare is being thrown to the wayside and the wallets of the elite are brimming at the same time.
Fifa will insist that this influx of cash will help the 211 national associations by giving them a financial boost.
Sure, a handful of smaller nations might thrive with a £15m handout, but the cash is unlikely to trickle down into grassroots football for the most part.
While that £15m pales in comparison to a potential £48m-per-year salary Infantino could reportedly bank if appointed “commissioner” of his new-fangled company.
If Infantino continues to get his way, football’s soul will be ripped away and so will the reason we all love watching it.
Remarkably, we are getting close to viewing Sepp Blatter as the lesser of two evils.
