AFC President Rejects FIFA’s Plan for $20 Billion Commercial Subsidiary

AFC president doubles down on FIFA, calling World Cup plan ‘unacceptable’

Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa has branded FIFA’s plan to create a $20 billion commercial subsidiary and sell stakes to private investors as totally unacceptable, citing a complete lack of consultation and warning that the unilateral move threatens the sport’s continental structure. AFC Rejects Unilateral FIFA Structure as Backlash Grows … Read more