Big dispute about the World Cup
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Gianni Infantino is the boss of Fifa. Fifa is the main football association. He has a new plan. He wants to sell parts of the World Cup. Rich investors shall become co-owners. Fifa gets much money for this. He wants to found a new company. Many people think this plan is bad. A key advisor stops his work. His name is Carlos Cordeiro. He says: Football does not belong to single investors. Many big football associations are against the plan. These are the associations from Europe, Asia and North America. The association from Europe threatens with a Boy-Kott. This means: European countries maybe do not play at the World Cup anymore. The opponents now have the majority of votes. They demand more say in such important decisions.
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Definitions
- Fifa
- The Fifa is the most important association for football in the whole world. It plans the World Cups.
- Investor
- An investor is a person or a company with much money. They spend the money to earn more money later.
- Boykott
- A Boy-Kott means that someone does not join somewhere or does not buy something as a protest.
- Uefa
- The Uefa is the association for football in Europe.
People
- Gianni Infantino
- He is the president of the world football association Fifa.
- Carlos Cordeiro
- He was an important advisor for the boss of Fifa.
- Donald Trump
- He is a known politician from the USA.
Locations
- Europe
- A continent with many countries like Germany or Austria.
- Asia
- The biggest continent in the world.
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