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U.S. Soccer Opposes FIFA In Latest Controversy Despite Trump Support
FIFA had publicly announced its proposal to sell shares of the World Cup to investors through a subsidiary company instantly valued at $20 billion. FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan—first revealed in media leaks and put forth without consulting member associations—was immediately met with heavy backlash from several confederations and higher-ups in the soccer world, all claiming the sport’s most prestigious affair should not be “for sale.”
With many stakeholders, including UEFA, CONCACAF, the English Football Association and the Norwegian Football Federation, opposing what they call FIFA's attempts to "sell" the flagship FIFA World Cup and other major tournaments, U.S. Soccer has chosen its stance, and that does not align with the nation’s president, Donald Trump.
