FIFA主席詹尼·因蒂诺为一项私募融资计划设定了9月19日的截止日期，要求211个成员协会同意接受由Joshua Kushner旗下Thrive Capital担保的2000万美元一次性付款1。该计划涉及创建一个规模200亿美元的FIFA子公司，其中私人投资者将持有20%的股份，用于运营世界杯等赛事1。摩根大通负责该融资流程1。
因蒂诺表示，"这是我作为FIFA主席向各位成员提出改革性机遇的职责和责任"1。然而该提议遭到欧足联及其他地区足球机构的强烈反对1。英国首相Andy Burnham就此回应称，"足球不属于投资者。一旦你出售了世界杯的一部分，你就背叛了足球。足球属于球迷"1。根据方案条款，若成员协会拒绝该计划，将获得之前承诺的1000万美元，分四年内支付1。
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has imposed a September 19, 2024 deadline for the organization's 211 member associations to approve a controversial privatization scheme backed by Thrive Capital, the investment firm of Joshua Kushner 1. Under the proposal, each member would receive a one-time payment of $20 million guaranteed by Thrive Capital, contingent on their acceptance of a plan to create a $20 billion FIFA subsidiary in which private investors would hold a 20 percent stake 1. Infantino framed the initiative as a reform opportunity, stating: "This is my responsibility and duty as FIFA president to present this transformational opportunity to our members" 1.
The investment structure would involve JPMorgan overseeing the financing process, with the newly created subsidiary responsible for operating the FIFA World Cup and other competitions 1. Those member associations rejecting the proposal would forfeit the $20 million payment but would still receive $10 million previously pledged over a four-year period 1. The plan has provoked strong opposition from UEFA and other regional football bodies worldwide. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham responded sharply to the proposal, stating: "Football does not belong to investors. Once you've sold off part of the World Cup, you've betrayed football. Football belongs to the fans" 1.
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