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Mon, 31 Aug 2026

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 Kushner states regret over World Cup sell-off plan

Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner says he would not have got involved in Fifa president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup if he had known how the football world reacted.

* We should have known better than to get involved with FFE.
* We failed to appreciate the complex politics surrounding global football.
* Our intention was to distribute capital and equity more evenly among Fifa's 211 member associations, benefiting underdeveloped nations.
* The idea behind FFE was not to impose obligations on member countries but for them to vote on it voluntarily.
* While we stand by the motivations of FFE, we regret our involvement due to unforeseen consequences.