Richard Masters, Premier League and FIFA
Tuesday
Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has sharply criticised FIFA’s abandoned World Cup commercial sell-off plan, calling it a self-inflicted crisis. He backed the English FA’s withdrawal of support for Gianni Infantino and called for a new unity candidate.
Masters argued FIFA should not sell equity in World Cup rights because it holds the competition in trust for football. His intervention adds Premier League leadership to the growing governance revolt and increases pressure ahead of FIFA’s next presidential election.