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FIFA has abandoned its proposal to sell a 20% stake in a new unit managing World Cup events, intended to raise $4.2 billion, following significant opposition from member associations, particularly UEFA. President Gianni Infantino acknowledged the divisions the plan caused and confirmed the project’s discontinuation.
FIFA’s Chief Operating Officer, Kevin Lamour, stated staff were misled regarding President Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell World Cup profit stakes to private equity. Lamour advocated against the proposal, highlighting the need for transparent decision-making within the organisation, following the resignation of senior adviser Carlos Cordeiro.
Migrants from Morocco are overwhelming police in Ceuta, Spain, with 2,000 to 3,000 people crossing by sea, prompting calls for military assistance.
Ukraine’s strike on an Iranian tanker has escalated tensions, prompting Iran’s foreign minister to denounce the attack and warn of retaliation against perceived aggression.
Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez has returned to Honduras following a presidential pardon from Donald Trump, after serving time in the US for drug trafficking. He faces upcoming trials for fraud and money laundering, amid concerns from activists regarding the integrity of the judicial process.
The wreckage of the Clipper Endeavor, a Pan American Airways plane that crash-landed in 1952, has been discovered off the coast of Puerto Rico at 2000ft depth.
Kazuyoshi Miura, the world’s oldest professional footballer, scored for Fukushima United in a 7-0 victory over Iwaki Furukawa, marking his first goal in nearly four years. The 59-year-old forward netted in the 52nd minute as the club advanced in the Emperor’s Cup.
A vehicle has crashed into a crowd at Berlin’s Pride event, resulting in multiple injuries and the cancellation of the celebration, as police launch a major operation.
Franco Malosso von Rosenfranz has been sentenced to two years and four months in prison for constructing a fake Roman amphitheatre near Vicenza, Italy.
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