Fifa president scraps plans to sell off World Cup hours after former Goldman Sachs banker Carlos Cordeiro calls it ‘bad deal for football’.

After regional football federations condemned FIFA plans for private investment, with European nations even threatening a World Cup boycott, a senior advisor to FIFA President…

“It is a bad deal for FIFA’s Member Associations, a bad deal for football, and a bad deal for the long-term future of the game,” Carlos Cordeiro said.