U.S. Soccer rejects FIFA proposal
U.S. Soccer, as part of CONCACAF, has publicly opposed Gianni Infantino's World Cup proposals, despite reports that President Donald Trump's administration had been briefed on the plans. The football federation for North and Central America, alongside the Caribbean, openly voiced its opposition to Infantino's vision, which sought to establish FIFA Forward Enterprise to consolidate FIFA's commercial operations, spanning sponsorship, ticketing, licensing and broadcasting - alongside tournament delivery.
The scheme then involved offloading a minority stake , believed to be somewhere between 20 and 30 per cent, to private investors, including figures with connections to Trump. Joshua Kushner, brother of the US president's son-in-law Jared, was amongst the backers behind the proposal. The Trump administration was also thought to have been consulted regarding the scheme, which has been publicly rebuffed by UEFA , who declared it will boycott all FIFA competitions until the proposal is abandoned.
While CONCACAF held back from threatening competition withdrawals, it has made its lack of support for the plan abundantly clear. Following their own statement's release, US Soccer's X account emphasised their public resistance to Infantino. It stated:
