UEFA threatens FIFA World Cup boycott over Infantino's $20B investor plan

UEFA has threatened to boycott FIFA competitions over Gianni Infantino's $20 billion investor plan, saying the World Cup should never be privately owned.

European football's governing body UEFA said on Thursday it would boycott the World Cup if FIFA pressed ahead with its private investor plan. "No UEFA national teams will participate in any FIFA competition for so long as these proposals remain alive, unless this proposal has been abandoned in its entirety and binding

European soccer associations voted unanimously to boycott FIFA competitions until plans to sell stakes in a $20 billion tournament subsidiary are withdrawn.

“UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions,” UEFA said after the meeting. The next FIFA event on the calendar is the Women's Under-20 World Cup, which will be held in Poland from September 5.

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

UEFA says will boycott World Cup if FIFA pushes private investor proposal  euractiv.com

European football's governing body UEFA said Thursday it would boycott the World Cup should FIFA press ahead with its private investor plan

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

UEFA and its 55 members reject FIFA’s plan to sell World Cup ownership to private investors, threatening a boycott if the proposal proceeds. The World Cup

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 member federations agreed on Thursday to boycott all Fifa competitions in protest of Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors. “UEFA and its national associations will not participate in Fifa competitions,” the European football body said after an urgent online meeting of

The governing body's plan welcoming investors to purchase World Cup-related commercial rights has drawn criticism from around the world.

The European football governing body called for FIFA's plan to create a commercial company to maximize revenues to be 'abandoned in its entirety.'

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

July 30 : UEFA's member associations have unanimously voted to boycott the World Cup and other FIFA competitions in protest at FIFA's plan to sell stakes to external investors in a subsidiary that will run the global governing body's tournaments, European soccer's governing body said following a virtual meeting on Thur

Here's what to know about the controversial proposal that raises questions about the future of the World Cup

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