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Premier League chief criticizes FIFA over World Cup investment plan

Published 19 August 2026

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has sharply criticized FIFA president Gianni Infantino, calling the governing body's abandoned plan to bring private investors into the World Cup a "self-inflicted wound.

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