Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed

Uefa agrees stance at emergency meeting on Thursday Boycott would begin with Under-20 Women’s World Cup European countries have agreed to boycott all Fifa competitions if Gianni Infantino pushes forward with his proposals to sell chunks of the World Cup to US-based private investment . In an extraordinary development all 55 Uefa members resolved not to participate in future World Cups or other Fifa-run events, saying in a statement that they “unanimously and unequivocally reject” the proposals. An emergency meeting that lasted just short of two hours ended with a united front despite earlier f

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