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UEFA members have announced a collective boycott of all FIFA competitions after an urgent meeting rejected Infantino's plan to spin off commercial operations into a $20 billion venture backed by private investors.
In a coordinated move, UEFA members announced a boycott of all FIFA competitions, citing concerns that selling World Cup rights would compromise the sport's integrity.
UEFA has announced that all its member federations will refuse to participate in any FIFA‑organized competition until the governing body abandons a plan to monetize the World Cup through a private‑equity transaction.
UEFA members have voted to suspend participation in all FIFA tournaments after condemning a controversial $20 billion commercial restructuring that would hand a 20 percent stake to private investors, including a New York firm linked to Joshua Kushner.
UEFA member federations have united to boycott all FIFA competitions in protest of a plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private‑equity investors, arguing that the tournament belongs to football and must not be commodified.
UEFA member associations have announced a coordinated boycott of all FIFA tournaments, citing concerns over a $20 billion commercial restructuring that would hand control of the game's flagship event to private equity.
All 55 UEFA member associations have voted to boycott FIFA competitions if the governing body's proposal to sell stakes in its flagship tournaments proceeds.
Global soccer bodies are rallying against a proposal to sell a stake in World Cup revenue to private investors, raising concerns over the future of continental tournaments.
European football’s governing body is poised to vote on a historic boycott of every FIFA competition, a move that would effectively shut European nations out of the sport’s global events.
UEFA has voiced strong opposition to FIFA's proposal to entrust the 2026 World Cup to a privately funded company, citing a lack of transparency and governance risks.
FIFA plans to spin off its revenue‑generating units into a $20 billion commercial arm and sell a 20 % stake to investors, prompting fierce opposition from UEFA, major European leagues and political figures.
FIFA’s plan to open the World Cup to private investment has ignited a fierce contest with Europe, raising legal, financial and political questions around the future of the world’s most popular sport.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino plans to create a $20 billion subsidiary and sell a 20% stake to investors, generating $4.2 billion. The move, framed as a financial boon for member associations, has drawn sharp criticism for threatening the sport's integrity and has ignited political ripples.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino's proposal to sell a 20 percent stake in the World Cup to private investors has ignited opposition across the sport's governing bodies, with UEFA warning that the soul of football cannot be traded.
FIFA plans to raise $4.2 billion by selling a minority stake in a new commercial venture, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from UEFA and opposition from fans in England.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is pushing a new subsidiary that would let investors buy stakes in the World Cup, a move that has ignited opposition from European football bodies and raised questions about political influence.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion subsidiary, backed by Thrive Capital and overseen by J.P. Morgan, has drawn opposition from UEFA, CONCACAF, the Asian Football Confederation and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who argues the sport must stay in the hands of supporters.
FIFA’s plan to spin off a $20 billion subsidiary and offer external investors up to a 20 % stake in World Cup commercial rights has ignited opposition from soccer officials, European governing bodies and political leaders, who warn of excessive commercialization and close links to U.S. President Donald Trump.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has announced a plan to sell a 20 percent stake in the organization’s commercial arm, a move that would value the unit at roughly twenty billion dollars. The proposal has drawn a sharp rebuke from UEFA, whose president Aleksander Ceferin warned that the soul of soccer cannot be reduced to a tradable asset, highlighting a deepening rift between the two governing bodies. Critics argue that Infantino underestimates the emotional weight that fans attach to the World Cup, a sentiment that has fueled protests across continents and raised questions about the future of the sport’s cultural fabric. Central to the deal is venture‑capitalist Joshua Kushner, brother‑in‑law of former U.S. president Donald Trump, who would partner with his firm Thrive Capital. Kushner, whose portfolio includes stakes in Instagram, Spotify and Slack, brings a personal fortune estimated at three point six billion dollars to the table. The involvement of the Trump family adds a political dimension, as Ivanka Trump is married to Kushner and the couple has cultivated close ties to the former administration, a connection that both bolsters and complicates the transaction’s public perception. UEFA’s response underscores the uphill battle facing the proposal, as the organization calls for unity and stresses that the sport’s heritage should remain insulated from market forces, leaving the ultimate fate of the stake sale uncertain.
FIFA plans to offload up to 20% of the World Cup and other tournament rights to raise $4.2bn, a move condemned by European football's governing body and the UK prime minister as a threat to the sport's soul.
FIFA plans to create a $20 billion commercial subsidiary, offering up to 20% stake to raise $4.2 billion, amid criticism from UEFA.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino's proposal to create a $20 billion company to oversee the World Cup and other competitions has drawn sharp criticism from UEFA, which warns that the soul of the sport cannot be sold. The plan, involving private investors including the Kushner family, aims to raise an initial $4.2 billion and could reshape football's commercial landscape.
FIFA plans to create a $20 billion subsidiary that will consolidate its commercial and event operations, offering up to 20 percent stake to raise $4.2 billion while promising to reinvest in the sport.
FIFA plans to raise up to $4.2 billion through a minority stake sale in its new commercial subsidiary, a move championed by President Gianni Infantino but opposed by UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin.