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Why is FIFA is ‘selling’ the World Cup? | Global News Podcast
The BBC’s chief football news reporter Simon Stone tells us about Fifa’s controversial plan to sell stock in the World Cup.
Football’s global governing body is registered as a non-profit. But Fifa boss Gianni Infantino has proposed a new subsidiary called Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE), which would sell shares to private investors, and run major events including the World Cup.
Fifa says the lead investor would likely be Thrive Eternal, a US venture capital firm founded by Joshua Kushner – whose brother Jared Kushner is President Donald Trump’s son-in-law.
Mr Infantino has said that the individual football federations which make up Fifa stand to make an initial $20 million if they accept the plan. But Europe’s UEFA – which is among the most powerful of those federations – has said the proposal “crosses a line”, accusing Fifa of using football “to enrich themselves and their friends”.
Meanwhile British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said Fifa is “selling out”, saying that “the World Cup is not a product. It is the greatest competition in world sport, and it was never anyone’s to sell.”
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00:00 Introduction
00:28 Infantino’s plan for the World Cup
01:56 Fifa and Trump
02:29 The problem with Fifa’s plan
04:23 Will Fifa members support Infantino’s proposal?
07:50 Could countries boycott Fifa?
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Joshua Wong, once the face of Hong Kong’s democracy movement, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for colluding with foreign forces under the city’s sweeping national security law.
Wong is among hundreds of campaigners and ordinary Hongkongers arrested under the law, which was imposed in 2020 following explosive pro-democracy protests against Beijing’s growing control.
Critics say the far-reaching law has silenced dissent, but authorities argue that it is needed to maintain stability and deny it has weakened the city’s cherished autonomy.
Having already spent the last six years in jail, Wong, who was due to be freed in January, will now spend another decade behind bars.
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Andy Burnham falls over attempting a run during cricket match with locals in Antigua. #BBCNews
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Ukraine and Russia are reporting cyber-attacks on their emergency alert apps, with fake warnings sent to users around the countries.
Ukraine was first to report problems, and for a short time the capital Kyiv was subject to a radiation threat, the Ukrainian Air Force has said.
A few hours later Russian authorities said its app was hacked, with a Ukrainian espionage group reportedly sending fake warnings of nuclear strikes inside Russia.
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Voters are gearing up to go to the polls in the consequential US midterm elections. What’s at stake? What are the key races to …
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How can you vote in an election if you can’t tell what is real?
Elections are more impacted by artificial intelligence than ever before, with millions being spent on ads to try and win over voters.
This week AI Decoded investigates how artificial intelligence is transforming modern elections, and whether democracy is prepared for the consequences.
Joining us are Oren Etzioni, one of America’s leading AI scientists and founder of TrueMedia.org, Sahil Shah, co-founder of Say No to Disinfo, and Priya Lakhani, CEO of Century Tech and a regular contributor to AI Decoded.
In this video:
0:00 – AI election ads
7:40 – Who is funding them?
9:47 – Is it legal?
12:55 – Can you avoid AI influence?
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