FIFA is proposing to sell a 20 per cent stake in FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) to private investors.

Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, president of the Asian Football Confederation, has welcomed FIFA's decision to withdraw the FIFA Forward Enterprise project, which had aimed to establish a new commercial entity allowing private-sector investors to take part in the commercial rights of FIFA tournaments.

For the sixth World Cup in a row, no team from the Asian Football Confederation made it past the first knockout round, winning only three games out of 29. Asian teams are competitive — up to a point.

A senior adviser to Gianni Infantino resigned hours after a third confederation opposed the Fifa president’s plan to sell stakes in competitions to private investors. ..

Saudi Arabia has hosted the last two Asian Champions League Elite finals and has now been confirmed for the next three.

The AFC has accused Fifa of undermining the foundations of football by failing to consult confederations over its plan to sell off World Cup stakes

When FIFA announced a proposal to sell a minority stake of its organization, it was met with fierce criticism from CONCACAF and UEFA.

Following the announcement of the FIFA Forward Enterprise project, promoted by Gianni Infantino to sell commercial stakes to private investors, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the