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FIFA opens doors to abandoned World Cup asset sale proposal documents
Football's global governing body is allowing council members to examine records from a shelved plan to commercialise World Cup rights, with access granted under strict conditions at FIFA headquarters in Zurich.
LSN Malaysia ·
FIFA has extended an invitation to its council members to review documentation related to the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal, a scheme that would have involved selling off certain World Cup assets and rights.
The initiative, which has since been scrapped, centred on a controversial plan to monetise aspects of the tournament through what would have been a significant commercial restructuring. Council members wishing to examine the relevant files must do so at FIFA's Zurich headquarters, where the organisation has imposed specific access conditions.
The move marks a rare transparency gesture from FIFA regarding one of its defunct commercial ventures. The exact parameters governing access to the documents and the reasoning behind the council's decision to review the proposal have not been detailed.
The FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal had drawn scrutiny from stakeholders concerned about potential changes to how World Cup revenue and intellectual property would be managed. By making these documents available for review, FIFA appears to be responding to calls for greater accountability regarding its decision-making processes on major commercial matters affecting international football.