Legacy of the Blatter regime weighed heavily on Fifa’s Regional Partner programme

Fifa sold eight of its 20 third-tier Regional Supporter slots for the 2018 World Cup, priced at between $8m (€6.8m) and $12m each – better than expected at one stage, but still costing world football’s governing body tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue.

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