EUROPEAN NATIONS WILL boycott all Fifa competitions until the global body drops plans to create a company featuring private investors to run the World Cup and other events. “We unanimously and unequivocally reject Fifa’s proposal to transfer ownership interests in the World Cup and other Fifa competitions to private investors. This is not merely a profound failure of leadership, but an abdication of Fifa’s duty as the custodian of world football. The moment external investors acquire ownership interests in Fifa competitions, football changes forever. The Fifa World Cup belongs to football.