# Football power struggle caused FIFA World Cup plan fallout, says Kushner

https://mins.news/en/item/40015

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-01 09:19 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/9/1/football-power-struggle-caused-fifa-world-cup-plan-fallout-says-kushner?traffic_source=rss

> Investor Joshua Kushner blamed global football’s political dynamics and internal power struggles for the backlash against FIFA’s abandoned plan to sell stakes in a commercial subsidiary managing competition rights, including the World Cup. He said his firm would not have joined the project had it anticipated the fallout. UEFA is preparing a potential criminal case against FIFA President Gianni Infantino, while Kushner and Thrive Capital are not accused of wrongdoing.

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