UEFA plans emergency meeting over FIFA's $20 billion investment proposal

55 members to meet on Thursday to coordinate response ‘Uefa knows there is significant and growing opposition’ Uefa has called an emergency meeting of their 55 members for Thursday afternoon to discuss a coordinated response to Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors, with a European boycott of Fifa tournaments among the options under consideration. The Guardian has been told that, as the next major event in the Fifa calendar, a boycott of next year’s Women’s World Cup has been mentioned in preliminary discussions, although there would be a reluctance in some quarters to make the women’s game suffer as a result as consequence of a protest against Fifa proposals that primarily revolve around monetising the men’s World Cup and and Club World Cup. Continue reading...

Uefa's 55 member associations will hold an emergency meeting later this week to discuss Fifa's controversial proposals to sell stakes in its major competitions.

Uefa's 55 member associations will hold an emergency meeting this week to discuss Fifa's controversial proposals to sell stakes in its major competitions.

UEFA is stepping up its opposition to FIFA's proposal to raise $20 billion through the sale of minority equity in a newly created commercial entity, with sources indicating European football's governing body is preparing an emergency meeting of its 55 member associations to discuss possible action, including a boycott of future FIFA World Cups. The…