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International rage over FIFA\u2019s close ties to President Donald Trump has reached a fever pitch after soccer\u2019s governing body announced a plan to sell a significant stake to an investor group led by Joshua Kushner, the brother of Trump\u2019s son-in-law.<\/p>\n

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The president and his family have all but turned the White House into their personal piggy bank. And FIFA \u2014 which has its own sordid history of corruption \u2014 seems to have made itself a party to Trump\u2019s self-enrichment under Gianni Infantino\u2019s leadership, such as by paying for space inside Trump Tower in New York. (The organization has defended the office rental as a World Cup outpost.)<\/p>\n

Soccer is seen by many as a unifying game. But Trump\u2019s incorporation of FIFA into his political dynasty is threatening that idea.<\/p>\n

As The Athletic reported:<\/p>\n

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FIFA has announced plans to sell a large minority stake in a new company that will run its main events, including the World Cup and Club World Cup, as part of a plan to triple the amount of development money it dishes out to its 211 member associations.<\/p>\n

Under the proposals \u2014 which are subject to approval by a majority of those national associations and FIFA\u2019s 37-member council \u2014 a new entity called FIFA Forward Enterprises (FFE) will take over all commercial operations, while FIFA remains the game\u2019s global governing body and retains a majority stake in FFE.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A press release from FIFA confirmed the plans and said Thrive Eternal, which was launched by Joshua Kushner, is expected to lead the investment group that would control FIFA Forward Enterprise. FIFA did not clarify why Thrive Eternal was selected, and Kushner was already dabbling in sports.<\/p>\n

But Trump basically has already<\/em> given son-in-law Jared Kushner carte blanche to dictate U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East while simultaneously hatching business plans in the region. (Jared Kushner has denied any conflicts of interest.)<\/p>\n

Joshua Kushner reportedly has been a major donor to Democrats. But, predictably, the idea of another <\/em>Kushner becoming financially entwined with the World Cup \u2014 the world\u2019s most popular sporting event \u2014 and basically being dropped into a position of global significance isn\u2019t going over well. Several other soccer governing bodies have expressed concerns, including Europe\u2019s UEFA.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis crosses a line that football\u2019s governing institutions should never cross,\u201d UEFA said in a statement about The Athletic\u2019s report, adding: \u201cThe soul and governance of football are not assets to trade \u2014 especially with zero transparency as to who gains financially. None of us are the owners of football. It is not FIFA\u2019s to sell.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee also rebuked the plan, writing on X: \u201cApparently the fake Peace Prize and giant lease with Trump Tower weren\u2019t enough \u2014 now Infantino performs a kickback hat trick by pursuing a multibillion-dollar deal with Jared Kushner\u2019s brother to sell ownership stakes in the World Cup to private investors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., has already launched an investigation into the FIFA leader\u2019s relationship with the Trump administration, while dozens of European lawmakers \u2014 citing concerns about \u201cpotential breaches of political neutrality\u201d \u2014 have called for the FIFA Ethics Committee to investigate Infantino. This new proposal seems unlikely to assuage those concerns.<\/p>\n

But what it does <\/em>seem likely to do is fuel global anger toward the U.S. \u2014 the kind that has been growing since Trump retook office.<\/p>\n

And when you consider that, it\u2019s truly remarkable how the same MAGA movement whose members whined for years about politics mixing with sports is now in lockstep with a president who seems dead-set on casting his shadow over every sports event he can.<\/p>\n

This post on X basically sums up the foul stench around FIFA\u2019s latest proposal.<\/p>\n

Sepp Blatter was Infantino\u2019s predecessor as FIFA president and oversaw the organization amid some of its many scandals. When he<\/em>, of all people, is warning about how Trump and Infantino\u2019s relationship is \u201cdeeply damaging\u201d soccer, it\u2019s a sign of how far FIFA has descended into the gutter.<\/p>\n

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