Maintenance in progress

uefa formally ordered fifa to preserve all documents relating to the abandoned $20bn plan to privatise the world cup, a step that activates arbitration and litigation, while 55 european associations hold a boycott threat open. in the same window six arab federations including qatar and morocco publicly backed infantino and ireland withdrew its support. while the governance fight absorbs attention, los angeles quietly voted 10-4 to accept effectively unlimited financial exposure if the 2028 olympics fail, and the lakers sold for a record $12.5bn.

european football governance and us municipal records