FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced the organization is dropping plans to sell stakes in its commercial operations, including the World Cup. The proposal, intended to generate substantial revenue, faced widespread opposition from stakeholders. Infantino acknowledged the plan “created divisions” within the football community. Critics raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest and the commercialization of the sport’s most prestigious tournament. The scrapped investment aimed to involve external investors in a new commercial entity managing FIFA’s broadcasting rights and other assets. FIFA now intends to pursue alternative revenue-generating strategies, details of which have not yet been disclosed. This decision represents a significant reversal for Infantino, who had championed the plan as a way to bolster FIFA’s financial resources.