European nations consider World Cup boycott over FIFA plans

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has gambled unsuccessfully on questionable ideas before, but his World Cup plans were ham-fisted and delusional from both a business and political perspective.

Despite making FIFA unimaginable fortunes, Gianni Infantino is wearing out his welcome. His scrapped plans to privatize the World Cup might be the last straw.

Gianni Infantino's FIFA presidency is on life support after his abandoned attempt to sell a stake of the World Cup to private equity draws international outrage.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is abandoning his divisive plan to sell World Cup profits to private equity after receiving pushback from all corners of the soccer world.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has scrapped his proposal to sell stakes in the World Cup after widespread backlash, including from within global soccer's governing body, and a threatened boycott by European Nations.

It’s canceled! Gianni Infantino has reportedly canceled his plans to sell stakes in the World Cup, Sky Sports reports. "It has become clear that the project has created divisions of such a nature t...

Gianni ⁠Infantino issues statement on controversial plan ‘This proposal will not proceed,’ confirms Fifa president Fifa president Gianni ⁠Infantino has said world ⁠football’s ⁠governing body ​has scrapped plans to ⁠sell a stake in the World ⁠Cup to private ​investors ‌after widespread ‌backlash. “Having listened carefully ‌to all the views, it has become clear that the project has ‌created divisions of a nature that, ​regardless of the level of support, are no longer ⁠in the interest ​of ​the objective ​set out in ​the ‌first place,” ​Infantino ​said. Continue reading...

July 31 () - FIFA President Gianni Infantino ‌said on Friday ‌world soccer's governing body ​has scrapped plans to sell a stake in the World ‌Cup to ⁠private investors after widespread backlash. "Having listened ⁠carefully to all the views, ​it has ​become ​clear that the ‌project has created divisions of a nature that, regardless of the level of ‌support, are no ​longer ​in ​the interest of ‌the objective set ​out ​in the first place," Infantino said.

UEFA and Concacaf have been loud in their opposition to the idea, with the European nations threatening to boycott future World Cups.

The response to FIFA's plan to sell shares in the FIFA World Cup has been swift and aggressive, as multiple groups and entities around the world call on member nations to take firm action.

Gianni Infantino's plan sell off aspects of the game's best assets has its first true adversary, as the European governing body issues a strong warning of future action if the plan remains under consideration.

IN FOCUS: Senior figures in European football will discuss a boycott after Gianni Infantino revealed plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup, reports Miguel Delaney, but amid the outrage, will the federations have the courage to front up to Fifa?

European nations are considering boycotting the World Cup if FIFA president Gianni Infantino insists on selling a stake in the organization’s commercial assets to private investors. As revealed by S...