Real Madrid Finishes in the Money

“If there were people that had high business stakes and they didn’t like a soccer decision, do they now have the influence to have a say in some of those kinds of decisions?”

—Villanova sports business professor Bret Myers tells Front Office Sports about the kind of scrutiny FIFA would invite under its plan to bring on private investors. FIFA’s plan to create a commercial arm with aims to raise $4.2 billion from outside investors shocked the soccer world Tuesday. Several experts in law and corporate governance who FOS spoke with said it’s concerning that venture capital investors could potentially hold sway over FIFA.