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FIFA President Gianni Infantino's plans to essentially sell off the World Cup emerged on Tuesday -Credit:Carl Recine, Getty Images The English Football Association has issued a statement declaring it is 'deeply concerned' by Gianni Infantino's proposals to commercialize the World Cup . FIFA announced on Tuesday — following leaked reports of its intentions — that it planned to expand 'football development funding' to more than $10billion by opening up its competitions, including the World Cup, to third-party investment.
Reports suggest that Infantino stands to personally profit substantially from private investors. European confederation UEFA released a strongly worded statement accusing FIFA of 'crossing the line', while UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham declared that FIFA had 'sold out'.
The FA have now weighed in with a statement published on Wednesday, via The Mirror , which read: "We…
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