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The Story · July 31 · 27 min

Are Infantino's plans to sell the World Cup over?

After a scandal-ridden tournament, there’s a new crisis brewing for the World Cup. As exclusively revealed by the Times, FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to monetise and Americanise football by selling off the tournament. But the Union of European Football Associations, UEFA, has threatened to boycott the tournament if that goes ahead. So what is Infantino thinking? And what does Donald Trump have to do with it? This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory Guests: Alyson Rudd, senior sports writer, The Times. Tom Clarke, sports editor, The Times. Host: Manveen Rana. Producers: Olivia Case, Micaela Arneson. We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com Read more: Deluded Gianni Infantino can’t read room — he must be kicked out Further listening: Who is the “king of soccer" Gianni Infantino? Clips: Associated Press, WTHR, TalkSport, ABC News, SKY, ABC, ITV, Bloomberg, The Daily Mail. Photo: Getty Images. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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After a scandal-ridden tournament, there’s a new crisis brewing for the World Cup. As exclusively revealed by the Times, FIFA president Gianni Infantino wants to monetise and Americanise football by selling off the tournament. But the Union of European Football Associations, UEFA, has threatened to boycott the tournament if that goes ahead. So what is Infantino thinking? And what does Donald Trump have to do with it?


This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http://thetimes.com/thestory


Guests: 

  • Alyson Rudd, senior sports writer, The Times. 
  • Tom Clarke, sports editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producers: Olivia Case, Micaela Arneson.


We want to hear from you - email: thestory@thetimes.com

Read more: Deluded Gianni Infantino can’t read room — he must be kicked out

Further listening: Who is the “king of soccer" Gianni Infantino?

Clips:  Associated Press, WTHR, TalkSport, ABC News, SKY, ABC, ITV, Bloomberg, The Daily Mail. 

Photo: Getty Images.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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