European nations to go back on threat to boycott FIFA
UEFA will still press FIFA for reforms after receiving assurances that the proposed stake sale will not be revived, Reuters reported.
- UEFA officials will inform member associations in Monaco on Thursday that the boycott threat against FIFA tournaments is lifted, following assurances that stake-sale plans will not be revived.
- FIFA's withdrawal of the stake-sale proposal in July followed intense opposition from 55 UEFA member associations, which had agreed to boycott all FIFA-sanctioned tournaments until the plan was abandoned.
- Six European teams, including England, are set to fly to Poland on Monday for the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup, removing uncertainty for England's senior team's qualification efforts for next year's Brazil tournament.
- European Leagues President Claudius Schaefer stated that FIFA President Gianni Infantino "could not have a future at FIFA," while UEFA, the AFC, and CONCACAF continue their campaign against his leadership.
- Regional governing bodies are discussing a potential vote of no confidence against Infantino, who seeks re-election next year, amid concerns over the FIFA peace prize awarded to Donald Trump and the overturned ban for Folarin Balogun.
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European nations to go back on threat to boycott FIFA
It means England will play as planned next week at the Under-20s Women's World Cup in the first FIFA event since Gianni Infantino plunged his presidency into crisis by trying to sell shares in the World Cup to private investors.
UEFA will apparently abandon its threatened boycott of any FIFA competition in time for the women's U20 World Cup. The basis for this is to be assurances from the World Federation not to force any further investor plan. The Polish organizer is also optimistic.
In just a few days, the best junior footballers will be playing for the World Cup title. A possible boycott by UEFA members seems to be off the table. The associations of the European Football Union UEFA have apparently withdrawn their boycott threat because of the meanwhile failed investor plans of FIFA President Gianni Infantino. This is reported by the British channel Sky News and "The Times". According to this, the World Cup of the U20 junio…
Uefa has threatened to boycott competitions organised by Fifa. Now that threat is being withdrawn. The European football federation's demands have been met, according to The Times.
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