Off the PitchGet French FootballUnverified source· 4 Aug 2026
Wenger distances himself from FIFA investment plan
Wenger says he learned about FIFA's abandoned investor plan only through the press.
A. Wenger
coach
Who
Arsène Wenger
What
Distanced himself from FIFA's abandoned commercial investment plan
When
After plan was abandoned
What happened. Arsène Wenger publicly distanced himself from FIFA's abandoned plan to open part of its commercial operations to private investors, saying he only learned of it through media reports.
- Wenger discovered the proposal via press reports, not internally.
- The plan to involve private investors was abandoned.
- He made his stance clear in a public statement.
“I learned about the project through the press”
— Arsène Wenger
Wenger's comments clarify his role in the shelved FIFA initiative, distancing him from the decision.
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