FIFA chief's senior adviser quits in protest at World Cup sell-off plan

What the report says

Carlos Cordeiro, a senior adviser to FIFA president Gianni Infantino, has resigned in protest over Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, according to Sky News World. Sky News said Cordeiro described the proposal as a poor deal for football and urged the wider sporting world to speak out against it.

The development centers on FIFA’s efforts to explore a commercial sell-off linked to one of the sport’s biggest events. Cordeiro, identified by Sky News as Infantino’s closest adviser, stepped away because he opposed the direction of the plan and its possible impact on the tournament’s long-term future.

FIFA and the World Cup are among the most commercially significant properties in global sport, so any move to monetize ownership or revenue rights is likely to draw close scrutiny from federations, sponsors and fans. While the full terms of the proposal were not included in the supplied material, the reported resignation signals internal disagreement over how far FIFA should go in pursuing new financial arrangements.

Sky News framed the dispute as part of a broader debate about whether the commercial value of football’s biggest competitions is being protected or traded away. 256 Newsroom has not independently verified the details beyond the source material provided.