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Uefa has to show backbone: concrete action can make Fifa’s World Cup plans untenable | Nick Ames

Uefa has to show backbone: concrete action can make Fifa’s World Cup plans untenable | Nick Ames
Business | The Guardian

European football has shown an increased willingness to talk tough with Fifa but words can only be wielded so many times • FA joins criticism of Fifa plan to sell off World Cup stakes As the World Cup neared its conclusion one leading figure in European football pondered how Gianni Infantino might attempt to rinse away the damaging stain of the Folarin Balogun scandal . It all came down to money. “He will just announce more funds for everyone,” was the gist, although the tournament passed without any explanation of how Fifa would carve up its record $15bn (£11.2bn) haul. That was the tip of th

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