FIFA ditches plan to seek private investment for World Cup

FIFA has scrapped plans to cash in on the popularity of the World Cup by selling a share of it to private equity as part of what it said earlier this week was a broader investment strategy, the federation said late Friday. The plan, which would have sought private investment to the tune of around $10 billion in exchange...

FIFA has scrapped plans to cash in on the popularity of the World Cup by selling a share of it to private equity as part of what it said earlier this week was a broader investment strategy, the federation said late Friday. The plan, which would have sought private investment to the tune of around $10 billion in exchange...