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Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed
['Nick Ames', 'Matt Hughes']
The Guardian
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.
European FAs are expected to write to Fifa this week with a formal notification of their threat to boycott future tournaments unless the planned World Cup sell-off is withdrawn.
Thursday’s meeting was introduced by the Uefa president, Aleksander Ceferin, with executive committee members and Uefa’s Fifa council representatives also addressing delegates.
We oppose Fifa’s plans – the Fifa World Cup belongs to football and always will.”
Along the lines spelled out by Uefa, at senior level the proposed boycott would begin with next year’s Women’s World Cup, while the first age-group Fifa tournament to be boycotted is likely to be the Under-20 Women’s World Cup.