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FIFA announced and then abandoned a plan to raise up to USD 4.2 billion by placing its commercial rights into a new subsidiary valued at USD 20 billion, after the AFC, Concacaf, and UEFA objected to insufficient consultation. Following the withdrawal, those three confederations issued a joint letter demanding an independent third-party review of how the proposal was advanced; only UEFA's conditional boycott threat was formally stated, and neither AFC nor Concacaf issued one. Member association positions remain divided, with Mexico, Argentina, and several African and Gulf nations publicly supporting FIFA President Infantino while Norway called for his resignation.

USADA announced on August 10, 2026, that runner Jonah Koech accepted a three-year ineligibility period after his Athlete Biological Passport showed blood values consistent with doping from samples collected in July and August 2025. The sanction disqualifies his 2025 U.S. 1,500m title, won in 3:30.17, and his 13th-place finish at the Tokyo World Championships, though neither USATF nor World Athletics had updated their official results pages at the time of reporting. Koech received a one-year reduction from the standard four-year ban by admitting the violation and accepting the sanction within 20 days of notification under World Anti-Doping Code rules.