UNCOVERED: 8 - The Untold Story

Trump-Iran latest: US president cancels attack on Iran and claims peace deal breakthrough

Iran’s military accused the US of ‘moving down the path of escalating tensions’

The Independent UK · Aug 1

Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world

The Independent UK · Aug 1

European nations have won more than half of all World Cups. Now they're threatening to boycott the next one

UEFA nations have won 13 of 23 World Cups, but they're threatening a walkout after the sport's most profitable tournament yet.

Fortune · Jul 31

The Latest: US and Iran trade strikes as hopes dim for a quick resolution

Back-and-and-forth missile strikes between the U.S. and Iran are dimming hopes for a deal to end the war as more countries are drawn in

The Independent UK · Jul 30

Fifa’s sale of the century: how Kushners and Trump are at centre of a tangled web

Joshua Kushner is now the kingpin in driving the sale of the World Cup to investors and family ties are tight around the project

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30

Fifa’s share sale plan alarms sporting world

PARIS - A proposal by Fifa to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a semi-private subsidiary has sparked disbelief and outrage globally. A sampling of the reaction:

Bangkok Post · Jul 30

FIFA's $20 Billion World Cup Plan Sparks Global Backlash. UEFA Says Tournament 'Is Not FIFA's To Sell'

FIFA's ambitious plan to bring private investors into the commercial operations of the FIFA World Cup has ignited one of the biggest governance disputes in modern soccer.

International Business Times · Jul 29

Gianni Infantino wants to sell the World Cup – but it’s not his to sell

It’s clear from the generally horrified reaction to Gianni Infantino’s plan to turn the World Cup into an investment vehicle that the Fifa boss has gone too far.

The Conversation · Jul 29

'This crosses a line' – UEFA furious at FIFA’s World Cup private investment plan

'This crosses a line' – UEFA furious at FIFA’s World Cup private investment plan

The National (Scotland) · Jul 29

FIFA's Infantino sets deadline for $20M offer to members in Kushner-backed World Cup investor plan

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has set a Sept. 19 deadline for the 211 member federations to accept a $20 million offer to each in his controversial plan to sell stakes in a subsidiary running the World Cup

The Independent UK · Jul 29