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How the coverage framed it

Coverage of this story was largely uniform, with a bias spread of just 0.5 points across all outlets. The dominant framing was straightforward business reporting: most headlines described the story in neutral financial terms, as seen in the Financial Times' wire-style "plans $20bn commercial vehicle to lure external investors" and the Times of London's plain "plan to sell stakes in the World Cup." The modest variation that does exist lies in word choice around reactions rather than ideology. At the slightly more dramatized end, Sky News opted for "UEFA fury" — an emotionally loaded noun — to describe opposition that Reuters framed more plainly as "UEFA not happy." Forbes introduced the word "controversial" as a qualifier, though it was applied to the business plan itself rather than any political actor. ABC's headline stood apart by focusing on Infantino's response to critics, but this reflects a different editorial angle rather than a discernible ideological lean.