UEFA Considers World Cup Boycott Over FIFA Investment Plan

UEFA Considers World Cup Boycott Over FIFA Investment Plan  Forbes

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…

How the proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise has drawn criticism, including from UEFA and new United Kingdom Prime Minister.

Football Association say they were “completely unaware” of controversial proposal to sell stakes in major FIFA competitions

UEFA’s 55 member associations will hold an emergency meeting to discuss FIFA’s controversial proposal to sell stakes in its major competitions to external

July 29 : UEFA is looking to hold an emergency meeting with its 55 member associations this week to discuss FIFA's proposed sale of equity to outside investors, the BBC and ESPN reported.On Tuesday, FIFA said it plans to create a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup and its other events and will offer stakes of

Uefa's 55 member associations will hold an emergency meeting later this week to discuss Fifa's controversial proposals to sell stakes in its major competitions.

Fifa have announced plans to open the World Cup to private investment, with a venture capital firm founded by the brother of Donald Trump’s son-in-law set to lead the investor group

2 min readJul 29, 2026 12:53 PM IST FIFA added that each of its 211 member associations (MAs) would be given the chance to take a one-off stake of 20 million dollars in the FFE. (AP Photo)European football’s governing body, UEFA, on Tuesday issued a stern threat to FIFA after reports surfaced that FIFA was seeking priv

Uefa's 55 member associations will hold an emergency meeting this week to discuss Fifa's controversial proposals to sell stakes in its major competitions.

FIFA's decision to seek private investment has sent shockwaves through the football world and UEFA's members will meet this week to discuss their options in response

FIFA has announced plans to launch a new private company to run the World Cup and other competitions, a move that has been met with widespread criticism from Andy Burnham, UEFA and football fans

A major dispute has erupted between FIFA and UEFA over FIFA’s proposal to seek private investment in the commercial rights of the World Cup and other tournaments.

European football’s governing body insists the World Cup is not an ‘asset to trade’.

FIFA has confirmed its plans to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE).

The 2026 FIFA World Cup was a sensational financial success for FIFA, and it is set to continue cashing in as Gianni Infantino announced a new pending subsidiary to generate further revenue for the governing body.

UEFA blasts FIFA proposal to allow for $10B in World Cup private investment  ESPN