Carlos Cordeiro

I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup,... Nobody is selling football.”

• Cordeiro said in a statement formally resigning, just hours after FIFA insisted in a statement
  NBC Newsnbcnews.com/sports/soccer…Jul 31, 12:17
  CBS Newscbsnews.com/news/fifa…Jul 31, 12:07
• Cordeiro said in a statement, just hours after FIFA insisted
  Le Mondelemonde.fr/en/sports…Aug 1, 01:33
  The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/fifa…Aug 1, 01:31
• Cordeiro wrote in a statement
  Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/12005424…Jul 31, 20:16
  Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/sports/2026…Jul 31, 17:38
• Cordeiro, a former Goldman Sachs banker, said in a statement resigning as adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino that urged other senior FIFA staff to speak out
  HuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/senior…Jul 31, 15:23
• Cordeiro said in his resignation statement
  Guardiantheguardian.com/football/2026…Jul 31, 13:06
• he said in a statement
  NBC Newsnbcnews.com/sports/soccer…Aug 1, 00:04
• wrote Cordeiro, a former head of the US Soccer Federation
  Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/sport/football…Jul 31, 11:57
• Cordeiro said
  Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/sport/football…Jul 31, 17:09
• Cordeiro said, as quoted by Sky Sports
  Free Press Journalfreepressjournal.in/sports/car…Jul 31, 16:14

Let me be clear. I had no involvement in this proposal, and I oppose it unequivocally,

• said Cordeiro, the former U.S. Soccer Federation president
  NBC Newsnbcnews.com/sports/soccer…Jul 31, 12:17
  CBS Newscbsnews.com/news/fifa…Jul 31, 12:07
• Carlos Cordeiro said in a statement posted on his official Linkedin account
  ABC 7 Newsabc7news.com/story/top…Jul 31, 17:37
• Cordeiro said
  Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/12005424…Jul 31, 20:16
  Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/sports/2026…Jul 31, 17:38
• Cordeiro, the former U.S. Soccer Federation president said, calling the $20 billion commercial subsidiary “a bad deal for football.”
  HuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/senior…Jul 31, 15:23
• Cordeiro said in a statement
  Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/sports/2026…Jul 31, 09:50
• he added, describing the proposed $20 billion commercial subsidiary as a "bad deal for football".
  Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/sport/football…Jul 31, 17:09
• The former FIFA adviser also sought to clarify his position on the proposal, stating
  Free Press Journalfreepressjournal.in/sports/car…Jul 31, 16:14

FIFA already has access to extraordinary financial resources. The organization sits on billions of dollars in reserves and no debt,

• Cordeiro said, noting FIFA’s revenue of $15 billion over the last four years tied to the men’s Wold Cup just ended
  HuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/senior…Jul 31, 15:23
• he said
  Deutsche Welledw.com/en/fifa…Jul 31, 08:07
• Cordeiro said
  Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/sports/2026…Jul 31, 17:38

FIFA [member associations are] now being asked to believe that outside investors are needed to unlock greater value. I do not accept that proposition,

• said Cordeiro
  Deutsche Welledw.com/en/fifa…Jul 31, 08:07

It is a bad deal for FIFA’s Member Associations, a bad deal for football, and a bad deal for the long-term future of the game,

• Carlos Cordeiro, who represented FIFA on the White House task force for the 2026 Men’s World Cup, said in a statement
  Foreign Policyforeignpolicy.com/2026/07…Jul 31, 20:35

I cannot stand by while FIFA considers selling a stake in the World Cup,

• Cordeiro wrote in a statement
  Global Newsglobalnews.ca/news/12005424…Jul 31, 20:16
  Aljazeeraaljazeera.com/sports/2026…Jul 31, 17:38
• Cordeiro said in his resignation statement
  Guardiantheguardian.com/football/2026…Jul 31, 13:06
• Cordeiro said in a statement formally resigning, just hours after FIFA insisted in a statement
  CBS Newscbsnews.com/news/fifa…Jul 31, 12:07
  NBC Newsnbcnews.com/sports/soccer…Jul 31, 12:17
• Cordeiro, a former Goldman Sachs banker, said in a statement resigning as adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino that urged other senior FIFA staff to speak out
  HuffPosthuffpost.com/entry/senior…Jul 31, 15:23
• wrote Cordeiro, a former head of the US Soccer Federation
  Gulf Newsgulfnews.com/sport/football…Jul 31, 11:57
• Cordeiro said
  Daily Expressexpress.co.uk/sport/football…Jul 31, 17:09
• Cordeiro said, as quoted by Sky Sports
  Free Press Journalfreepressjournal.in/sports/car…Jul 31, 16:14