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FIFA drops $20 bn World Cup stake sale after global backlash

Published 1 August 2026

President Donald Trump denied any involvement in FIFA's controversial plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, as the soccer governing body formally abandoned the proposal following a massive global backlash.

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