{"id":19024,"date":"2026-08-05T20:30:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/?p=19024"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:30:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:30:43","slug":"fifa-world-cup-spin-off-snafu-illustrates-that-there-are-limits-if-tenuous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/givemesoccer.com\/?p=19024","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup spin-off snafu illustrates that there are limits, if tenuous"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Welcome back to MoneyCall, The Athletic\u2019s weekly sports business cheat sheet.<br \/>\nName-dropped today: Gianni Infantino, LeBron James, Larry Berg, Tony Romo, Serena Williams, Alex Eala, Matt Futterman, Ken Rosenthal, Ted Lasso, Paraag Marathe, John Harbaugh, Christopher Nolan, John Ourand, Cleveland Sirens and more. Let\u2019s go:<\/p>\n<p>Wait, are there really limits to greed in sports?<br \/>\nThroughout the past week\u2019s crisis over Gianni Infantino\u2019s ill-advised, ill-received and ultimately ill-fated idea to spin off a World Cup side hustle backed by private equity investors \u2014 which might ensnare him in&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to MoneyCall, The Athletic\u2019s weekly sports business cheat sheet. Name-dropped today: Gianni Infantino, LeBron James, Larry Berg, Tony Romo, Serena Williams, Alex Eala, Matt Futterman, Ken Rosenthal, Ted Lasso, Paraag Marathe, John Harbaugh, Christopher Nolan, John Ourand, Cleveland Sirens and more. Let\u2019s go: Wait, are there really limits to greed in sports? 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