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EPISODE · Aug 1, 2026 · 47 MIN

Fifa abandons investment plans after backlash

from NewsHour · host BBC

The head of world football has scrapped his plan to allow private investment in the World Cup, after a backlash from football associations worldwide. Gianni Infantino said he was acting because the proposal was dividing the sport, but he's now facing calls to resign. Also in the programme: Our reporter in the West Bank speaks to an Israeli settler about the killings of Palestinians; the search continues for seven missing climbers after Pakistan avalanche; and folk dancing from the east of Colombia makes its way to London. (Photo: Fifa President Gianni Infantino. Credit: Reuters)

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