ZURICH (AP) — FIFA adds more Personal connection with US President Donald Trump On Monday, he appointed his daughter Ivanka to the board of a $100 million education project partially funded by the government. 2026 World Cup ticket sales.
Ivanka Trump, tennis great Serena Williams, singers Shakira and The Weeknd, actor Hugh Jackman and soccer player Kaka are on the advisory board of the philanthropic foundation created by FIFA and the International Federation of Football Associations. Global Citizen Anti-Poverty Nonprofit Organization.
“The Board will provide strategic guidance to maximize the scope and impact of the Fund,” FIFA said in a statement. The project is split between grants awarded to grassroots education in more than 200 countries and the Football Association’s global schools program.
FIFA announced that $30 million has already been raised towards the fund’s $100 million goal, with $1 earned for every World Cup ticket sold. More than 7 million spectators are expected to attend the 104 games, which will be played in 16 host cities across the United States, Canada and Mexico, from June 11 to July 19.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino accompanied President Trump on his overseas trips this year and Arrived late from the Middle East He participated in a soccer officials’ conference in Paraguay in May and regularly visits the White House.
A replica of the gold World Cup trophy is in the Oval Office, and President Trump plans to present the original to the winning captain after the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
President Trump should also attend. The World Cup draw will be held on December 5th. At the Kennedy Center in Washington DC
Ivanka Trump has past ties to FIFA. Together with her son Theodore, she participated on stage. FIFA lottery ceremony last December It was held in Miami this summer for the Club World Cup in the United States.
Grants of up to $250,000 from the FIFA Global Citizenship Education Fund can be applied for by “organizations that provide access to education and sport to children in disadvantaged communities around the world”, the soccer body said.
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