Infantino killed his plan to sell a slice of the World Cup After UEFA threatened a full boycott, senior officials quit or rebelled, and confederations lined up against him, the FIFA president pulled the plug. The $20B scheme that would have handed private investors, including a Kushner linked fund, a piece of the tournament is dead. This was a straight power struggle. Infantino tried to spin off the commercial rights and treat the World Cup like a private asset. Europe called it an abdication of duty. His own COO said staff were deceived. A top adviser resigned in protest. For once the member associations pushed back hard enough to force a public retreat. The sell off is over. The fight over who actually controls FIFA is just getting started. Source: ESPN / Writer: Lucas