Growing movement to boycott World Cup amid FIFA's controversial private equity plans

An international boycott movement is growing after FIFA's Gianni Infantino announced plans to sell off the World Cup and other competitions to private equity investors, including Josh Kushner, the younger brother of President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

UEFA member federations will boycott all FIFA competitions in protest of Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors

UEFA member federations agreed to boycott all FIFA competitions in protest of Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch and Rohan Nadkarni report.

European nations agreed Thursday to boycott the World Cup and all other FIFA competitions to protest Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in soccer’s biggest tournament to private equity investors. The North American soccer body rejected his plan later the same day.

FIFA has faced backlash from global soccer governing bodies over the proposal to allow private investment.

UEFA member countries agree to boycott FIFA competitions in protest at private equity plan for World Cup.

UEFA to boycott all FIFA competitions to protest World Cup private equity plan  ESPN

Opposition is growing in the soccer world to a plan by the sport’s governing body, FIFA, to spin off its events, principally the World Cup, as a separate commercial entity and invite investors to take a stake in it. The new company, FIFA Forward Enterprise, has been valued at about $20 billion. FIFA would seek…