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[Dubai Media Office @DXBMediaOffice]

Dubai Civil Defence confirmed that the fire that broke out last night in the Dubai South area resulted from an incident at a workshop, causing several trucks and caravans to catch fire. The fire was extinguished, with no injuries reported.

[vïčťöř🇵🇹 @magnifico_B8]

MAD FOOTBALL KNOWLEDGE! Can’t believe he Get them all correct. ✅
#MUFC

[Manorama News @manoramanews]

'പോയി... പാലം പോയി...'; പയ്യാവൂർ വണ്ണായിക്കടവ് പാലം ഇരുന്നു പോയി. ദൃശ്യം | Payyavoor Vannayikkadavu Bridge Collapses in Kannur #MalayalamNews #Kerala #LatestUpdates #Payyavoor #KannurNews #BridgeCollapse #KeralaNewsToday

[John @tweets_of_john]

It’s deeply concerning to see Sanghi extremist ecosystem in Kerala drive a local Hindu entrepreneur to put video like this.

You cannot champion on making India big and proud while actively alienating business owners over their name, caste, or religion. 🙏

[Ajoje⚽⚖️ @israel_ajoje]

This one is really dicey.

FIFA is registered as a non-profit association under Swiss law. Its 211 member associations own it. It pays no corporate tax in Switzerland. And right now, while the ink is barely dry on the 2026 World Cup final, it is in advanced discussions to sell a minority stake in its commercial operations to private investors, with JP Morgan acting as financial adviser and Thrive Capital, whose chief executive is Josh Kushner, expected to lead the investor group.

UEFA is responding. And I see reason with them. Their statement called it a crossing of a line and said the soul and governance of football are not assets to trade.

Let me explain what is actually happening here and why both positions are legally and commercially coherent at the same time.

The legal vehicle at the centre of this is called FIFA Forward Enterprise, or FFE. It is a FIFA-owned company that would consolidate all of FIFA's commercial rights, broadcasting, sponsorship, ticketing, licensing, and the operational delivery of FIFA tournaments, into a single entity.

Based on how things are proposed, FIFA would retain majority control and exclusive authority over governance, competitions, the match calendar, and all regulatory and sporting decisions.

Private investors would then hold a minority, non-controlling stake in the subsidiary, not in FIFA itself. FIFA says the proposal could deliver more than $10 billion in football development funding over the next four years.

Now here is the legal position.

Under Swiss association law, FIFA has broad autonomy over how it manages and commercialises its assets, provided it pursues its statutory purpose of promoting football and follows its internal decision-making rules.

Creating a commercial subsidiary and selling minority stakes in it to private investors is not categorically prohibited under any applicable law. FIFA already commercialises its rights aggressively through sponsorships, media deals, and licensing arrangements worth billions of dollars per cycle.

Placing some of that commercial activity into a valued vehicle and inviting outside capital is structurally an extension of what FIFA already does, not a departure from it. The proposal requires approval from the FIFA Council and the 211 member associations. That approval process is where the real legal constraints sit, not in Swiss corporate law.

What UEFA is objecting to is not the legality of the structure. They are objecting to the incentive architecture it creates once private capital is inside the tent. And again, that objection deserves to be taken seriously.

Even with formal majority control retained, private investors seeking returns will create ongoing pressure. They will request more matches, an expanded calendar. They will make decisions that prioritise revenue over player welfare or competitive balance.

Of course that pressure will not arrive through a boardroom vote. It arrives gradually, through the logic of what a return on investment requires. FIFA can retain exclusive authority over sporting decisions and still find that sporting decisions are shaped by the financial expectations of its commercial partners. Those are not mutually exclusive outcomes.

The legal permissibility of this structure is high if internal approvals are obtained. The binding constraints are member consent, political capital, and the risk that private capital incentives gradually reshape priorities even under retained formal control.

Football has watched that process play out at club level for thirty years. The question being asked right now, with genuine urgency, is whether the same dynamic should be allowed inside the institution that governs the game itself.

My name is Ajoje. I am a FIFA Licensed Agent and International Sports Lawyer. I write on the Law and Business of Football, a lot. Repost and Follow if you want to read more posts like this.

[кєνín @notcee_fan]

Every night

[BRUNO FERNANDES COUSIN @QueenMancunian]

The very day Edwin van der Sar got injured and John O'Shea was like, SAF…. lemme have the gloves 🧤🧤🧤🧤🧤🧤🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Look at Rooney 🤣

[kp @earthlykisssed]

jana gana mana (2022)

[Calum Nicholas @F1mech]

Crazy U-turn this week from all the people who told Max to “shut up and dribble”

… couldn’t make it up 😅

[Josh @joshpearson180]

Wayne Rooney was one of the best things about the BBC World Cup coverage, what a man

[LiveFPL @LiveFPLnet]

LiveFPL is staying for 26/27!

Thanks everyone who reached out, I appreciate your support. I think there is still value LiveFPL can offer to the community. Effective Ownerships, What if scenarios, safety scores, expanded league data, custom leagues, threats and differentials, events effects and more. An enhanced web planner is coming too.

I will evaluate the situation better through the season. I am not going to predict price changes via my model anymore (RIP model) but will see if I can add more insights to the official predictions.

Seeing FPL adopt live features eight years after LiveFPL introduced them feels like a validation of the work I’ve put in over the years. Although I had no involvement in their implementation, I’m incredibly proud of the influence LiveFPL has had on the game and the experience it created for millions of managers.

LiveFPL continuing for the long term will depend on the finances. If you want to help us stay, you can subscribe on the app (link pinned in profile)

Ragabolly/LiveFPL

[ESPN FC @ESPNFC]

The World Cup won't be the same without you all 🥺

If this is it, thank you for the memories ❤️

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

Champions.

#FIFAWorldCup

[Andy Mitten @AndyMitten]

Fully deserved, Spain.

Ultimate reward for outstanding coaching (for boys and girls), facilities (even tiny villages have top all weather pitches) and a large talent pool which is serious and committed to football, plus clear pathways into high level leagues

[ArJuN @ArJuN_PM]

Cubarsi, brilliant. Well deserved Young player award.

[ArJuN @ArJuN_PM]

Parades is such a shit. 2022 he kicked the ball into Dutch dugout and now this

[ArJuN @ArJuN_PM]

Spain are the world champions. Brilliant. Well deserved

[ArJuN @ArJuN_PM]

Martinez going off injured . 🤦🏻‍♂️ not what we needed

[ArJuN @ArJuN_PM]

How is that not a yellow for McAllister.