Fresh off the biggest FIFA World Cup in history — subsidized by taxpayers in the U.S., Mexico and Canada — FIFA boss Gianni Infantino had visions of even bigger profits. With help from a relative of Donald Trump.
On this edition of thePodcast, one of the world’s top sports economics professors takes a closer look at the halted proposal to transform the business of FIFA tournaments into a company and sell shares to investors. A proposal that generated a substantial backlash. It could cost Infantino his presidency.
Bob Mackin’s guest is Victor Matheson, of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. Matheson, who was interviewed on July 30, also comments on Major League Soccer and the future of the Vancouver Whitecaps.
