FIFA's $20bn World Cup gambit: Private equity, profiteering 'against real essence of football'

Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome James Reade, Professor of Economics at the University of Reading. He argues that FIFA's reported proposal of private equity involvement in the FIFA World Cup represe

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30 Jul 2026 7 days ago 1 min read

FIFA's $20bn World Cup gambit: Private equity, profiteering 'against real essence of football'

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Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome James Reade, Professor of Economics at the University of Reading. He argues that FIFA's reported proposal of privat

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