Yahoo Sports· 49m ago· 1 min read
Uefa has announced that it will stage a full boycott of Fifa competitions, including the World Cup, if Gianni Infantino ’s controversial plans to sell off stakes in its tournaments to private investors are voted through.
The drastic action, which follows an emergency Uefa meeting on Thursday, was “unanimously” agreed among all 55 of Uefa’s member associations. A statement confirmed that “no Uefa national teams will participate in any Fifa competition for so long as these proposals remain alive”.
Donald Trump, President of the United States, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino with the World Cup trophy (Bradley Collyer/PA) (PA Wire) World Cup boycott latest: Uefa agree emergency action after Infantino sell-off plan Uefa carries significant leverage as a World Cup without major nations such as champions Spain, France, England and Germany would compromise Infantino’s designs on…
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