Uefa to boycott World Cup in protest of Fifa’s private investors planThe core investor would be a US investment firm created by Joshua Kushner, the brother of US President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner2-MIN READ2-MIN0ListenPublished: 12:04am, 31 Jul 2026Updated: 12:54am, 31 Jul 2026Uefa member federations agreed on Thursday to boycott all Fifa competitions in protest of Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors.“Uefa and its national associations will not participate in Fifa competitions,” the European football body said after an urgent online meeting of the 55 members.“Some things are simply too important to sell,” Uefa said in a statement. “The Fifa World Cup belongs to football. It always will. And so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale.”Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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Uefa to boycott World Cup in protest of Fifa’s private investors plan
Uefa member federations have agreed to boycott all Fifa competitions in protest of Fifa President Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors. The decision was made during an urgent online meeting of the 55 European football body members.
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Uefa member federations have agreed to boycott all Fifa competitions in protest of Fifa President Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors. The decision was made during an urgent online meeting of the 55 European football body members. Uefa stated that "some things are simply too important to sell" and that the World Cup belongs to football and will never be for sale as long as Europe has a voice. The article also mentions that the core investor would be a US investment firm created by Joshua Kushner.
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“The Fifa World Cup belongs to football. It always will. And so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale.”
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“Some things are simply too important to sell,”
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“Uefa and its national associations will not participate in Fifa competitions,”
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Uefa member federations agreed to boycott all Fifa competitions in protest of Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private equity investors.
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The core investor would be a US investment firm created by Joshua Kushner, brother of US President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
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