Northern Ireland Women face World Cup play-off agony as the Irish FA back UEFA’s stance to boycott FIFA competitions

“Some things are simply too important to sell,” UEFA said in a statement. “The FIFA World Cup belongs to football. It always will. And so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale.”

The KNVB said it opposes FIFA's plans to further commercialize the World Cup, reaffirming its position after a UEFA meeting.

“Some things are simply too important to sell,” UEFA said in a statement. “The FIFA World Cup belongs to football. It always will. And so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale.”

The 55 UEFA members are in favor of the boycott as a tense situation continues to unfold

World football has entered its most serious institutional crisis in decades, after the 55 national associations that are members of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced their unanimous agreement to boycott all FIFA tournaments, foremost among them the World Cup, should FIFA President Gianni Infa

UEFA vows to boycott all FIFA competitions over private investment plan  USA Today

Uefa agreed on Thursday that all 55 of its national associations will not participate in Fifa competitions

The strategy meeting was called to counter FIFA president Infantino’s offer of US$20 million to each of FIFA's 211 global members that has to be accepted by mid-September.

UEFA to boycott all FIFA competitions including World Cup....  ESPN

UEFA members unanimously voted to boycott ‌the ⁠World ⁠Cup and other FIFA competitions. The protest follows FIFA's plan to ‌sell stakes to investors ‌in a subsidiary ‌that will run the governing body's tournaments.

Uefa vote passes 55-0 at emergency meeting on Thursday ‘World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product’ European nations have unanimously agreed to boycott all Fifa competitions until football’s global governing body drops plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup. In an emergency meeting on Thursday, Uefa memb

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

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

CAF calls on members to review FIFA’s controversial plan to sell stakes in major competitions. Learn more about the FIFA investor plan and its implications