Gianni Infantino defends $20bn Fifa commercial venture after mounting backlash
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"Gianni Infantino defends $20bn Fifa commercial venture after mounting backlash" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
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Coverage (4)
- Infantino insists FIFA’s World Cup plan is proposal and not ‘obligation’ Al Jazeera · 91d ago
- Uefa to hold emergency meeting over Fifa World Cup plans BBC · 91d ago
- FIFA’s $4.2bn World Cup stake sale: Who will invest? Who is the money for? Who could stop this? The New York Times · 91d ago
- UEFA to hold emergency meeting today over FIFA plan to sell $4bn stake Sky News · 91d ago
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