EXCLUSIVE: Fifa stalled on Hyundai renewal worth $300m-plus per cycle

Hyundai chairman and president of the Korea Football Association Chung Mong-gyu (left) with Fifa president Gianni Infantino (Photo by VI Images via Getty Images).
Hyundai chairman and president of the Korea Football Association Chung Mong-gyu (left) with Fifa president Gianni Infantino (Photo by VI Images via Getty Images).

Fifa stalled on a sponsorship renewal offer from Hyundai in 2019 worth more than $300m (€291.96m) for the four-year cycle from 2023 to 2026 as the brand sought to lock down its top-tier Fifa Partner sponsorship rights for the next men's World Cup in 2026, SportBusiness can exclusively reveal.

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