At a meeting on Thursday, European nations agreed to boycott men's and women's World Cups unless FIFA's private investment plans are shelved

European soccer governing body UEFA says it will boycott World Cup competitions over FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to inject private money.

European football's governing body UEFA said Thursday it would boycott the World Cup should FIFA press ahead with its private investor plan.FIFA, football's world governing body, on Tuesday announced plans to create a commercial subsidiary to run its biggest events,

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors was hit hard Thursday by his former colleagues at UEFA, who agreed to boycott all the global soccer body’s competitions in protest.

The Fifa President is under pressure after the collapse of his plans to sell off part of the World Cup, with associations starting to withdraw their endorsement letters for the Swiss official to run f

Europe's football associations have unanimously threatened to boycott the World Cup if FIFA goes ahead with a planned deal to sell commercial rights to private investors, UEFA said after an emergency meeting on Thursday.

This is an updated version of an article that first appeared on The Athletic in May 2025. For an insight into the one-upmanship between FIFA, the world football governing body, and UEFA, its European counterpart,

European soccer's governing body voted to boycott all FIFA tournaments in what could be a ​knockout blow to the global soccer organisation's proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup to external investors.

Three confederations were hard against the idea. The other three didn't exactly voice support either.