Jeff Powell: Time for England to stand up to Infantino

Gianni Infantino's plan to sell World Cup shares threatens football's purity, says Jeff Powell.

Who

Gianni Infantino

What

Plan to sell World Cup in share lots

When

29 July 2026

Where

FIFA

What happened. Jeff Powell criticizes Gianni Infantino's plan to sell World Cup shares, calling it corporate greed that threatens football's purity.

Powell compares Infantino to a mafia godfather.
He urges the FA to lead a protest against the plan.
Powell says the US president and Infantino are a match made in boardroom heaven.

“Gianni Infantino. The very name has the ring of a mafia godfather.”
— Jeff Powell

Powell calls for the FA to rally opposition to protect football from corporate takeover.

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