Maintenance in progress

fifa's president gave all 211 member federations until september 19 to accept a $20bn commercial subsidiary after thrive capital, backed by josh kushner, withdrew citing brand risk; uefa, concacaf and the afc pushed back, and qatar publicly challenged the afc's open letter. in the same days kushner closed a $12.5bn purchase of the los angeles lakers with bob iger. an ownership stake in the world's largest sporting event was traded for a basketball franchise while the governance fight over that event plays out on a deadline.

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