Josh Kushner, who the Lakers are being sold to per multiple reports, is the same person behind the highly controversial plan to sell off a minority stake called the FIFA Forward Enterprise, which was widely criticized and rejected by multiple continental football confederations.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7487352/2026/08/02/uefa-fifa-legal-action-gianni-infantino/
“FIFA announced plans on Tuesday to sell a significant minority stake to private investors in a new entity that it, as a non-profit organisation, was setting up to run its main events, such as the World Cups and Club World Cups. FIFA wanted to sell a fifth of the new entity, called FIFA Forward Enterprises (FFE), to an investor group led by Thrive Eternal — a U.S. investment fund run by Kushner — for $4.2billion (£3.1bn).”
“FIFA and Infantino scrapped the proposals on Friday following significant backlash, including from UEFA, who vowed to boycott the World Cup in protest.”
In addition, UEFA has expressed its support for the removal of Infantino, while CONCACAF and the Asian Football Confederation also nearly unanimously rejected the FFE. The US rejected the FFE, but President Trump remains supportive of Infantino.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49590362/josh-kushner-bob-iger-buy-lakers-12b
Josh Kushner is the brother of Jared Kushner, who is married to Ivanka Trump, the daughter of the current President of the United States.