Kushner states regret over World Cup sell-off plan
Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner says he would not have got involved in Fifa president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup if he had known how the football world reacted.
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"Had we known what this would devolve into, we would not have gotten involved."
— Joshua Kushner , Executive
"Money in football has historically been concentrated amongst a small group of countries."
— Joshua Kushner , Executive
"While we stand behind the motivations of FFE, we failed to appreciate the political dynamics of global football."
— Joshua Kushner , Executive
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Venture capitalist Joshua Kushner says he would not have got involved in Fifa president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup if he had known how the football world reacted.
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