--- title: "Kushner comments on FIFA's World Cup investment plan backlash" description: "Most outlets reported that Kushner expressed regret over the public reaction to FIFA's proposal to sell commercial rights of the World Cup to private investors. They noted his statement that his firm would not have participated if they had anticipated the backlash. The framing was largely consistent, with a focus on Kushner's regret and the firm's decision-making rationale." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/5828-key-player-kushner-regrets-the-way-fifa-private-investment site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Kushner comments on FIFA's World Cup investment plan backlash sports · latest filing 2 Sep 2026, 7:34 AM PKT · 1–2 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Kushner expressed regret over the public reaction to FIFA's proposal to sell commercial rights of the World Cup to private investors. They noted his statement that his firm would not have participated if they had anticipated the backlash. The framing was largely consistent, with a focus on Kushner's regret and the firm's decision-making rationale. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Kushner regrets the way FIFA private investment proposal played out](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1546882/kushner-regrets-the-way-fifa-private-investment-proposal-played-out/) · 2 Sep 2026, 7:34 AM PKT > Venture capitalist Josh Kushner said his company Thrive would not have become involved in FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell part of the commercial rights of the World Cup to private investors if they had known how it would play out. Kushner, the brother of Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, defended […] - **Business Recorder** — [Key player Kushner regrets the way FIFA private investment proposal played out](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437395/key-player-kushner-regrets-the-way-fifa-private-investment-proposal-played-out) · 1 Sep 2026, 1:20 PM PKT · 96% identical wording to the newest filing > Venture capitalist Josh Kushner said his company Thrive would not have become involved in FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell part of the commercial rights of the ​World Cup to private investors if they had known how it would ‌play out. Kushner, the brother of Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, defended the principle of Infantino’s ill-fated FIFA Forward En... - **24 News HD** — [Kushner blames soccer power struggle for World Cup plan collapse](https://www.24newshd.tv/01-Sep-2026/kushner-blames-soccer-power-struggle-world-cup-plan-collapse) · 1 Sep 2026, 12:11 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Investor Joshua Kushner on Monday blamed power struggles within global football for the outrage over FIFA's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup, admitting his firm "would not have gotten involved" if it had anticipated the backlash. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Wales withdraws support for Infantino’s FIFA re-election bid](https://harzaviya.com/stories/779-fifa-proposes-selling-stakes-in-world-cup-subsidiary-faces) · 4 Aug 2026 · 13 outlets · 8 developments · 75% related - [FIFA's Infantino reached out to Trump after failed World Cup plan](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1626-fifa-s-infantino-sought-trump-backing-after-failed-world-cup) · 4 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 71% related 3 articles from 3 outlets, 1–2 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.