Infantino defends World Cup commercial spin-off plan: "An opportunity, not an obligation"

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has defended his controversial plan to create a private subsidiary to commercialise the World Cup, insisting it would not force structural changes to FIFA. In a video statement he stressed that participation would be voluntary, calling it "an opportunity, not an obligation." The project has drawn sharp criticism from numerous football officials and member federations.

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