Uefa to hold emergency meeting over controversial Fifa World Cup plans

European football's governing body Uefa will hold a meeting of all 55 member associations on Thursday afternoon to discuss its response to Fifa's controversial World Cup plans.

Infantino insists FIFA’s World Cup plan is proposal and not ‘obligation’

Football governing bodies hit out at plans to sell World Cup stakes, as FIFA insist proposal is not an 'obligation'.

UEFA set for emergency meeting on FIFA World Cup proposal

UEFA is reportedly soon to hold an emergency meeting to discuss FIFA's plans to effectively sell off a stake in the World Cup. European football's governing body has expressed stiff opposition to the plan.

FIFA hit by furious backlash over plans to sell stake in competitions

There was a furious backlash on Wednesday to FIFA's controversial plans to sell a stake in the business operations of the World Cup and its other competitions through the creation of a private subsidiary. World football's governing body had said Tuesday it would retain a majority share in FIFA Forward Enterprise but hoped to raise $4.2 billion later this year by "carefully selecting long-term investors who will purchase minority, non-controlling interests".

By FRANCE24

Uefa debate World Cup boycott at emergency meeting after Gianni Infantino bombshell - latest

Uefa will discuss how to leverage their position in order to combat Infantino’s proposals to privatise the World Cup

By Miguel Delaney,Jamie Braidwood and Harry Latham-Coyle

World Leagues Association urges FIFA to withdraw World Cup sale plans

FIFA has been urged to withdraw controversial plans to sell stakes in a new World Cup company by the World Leagues Association chaired by Premier League chief executive Richard Masters. FIFA is seeking approval from national associations to create FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), promising them huge increases in development funding if the plan gets the green light.

Opposition Grows to FIFA World Cup Sell-Off Plan

European soccer body UEFA has called an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss a response to Gianni Infantino's plan to sell off stakes in FIFA's commercial operations, including rights to the World Cup.

By Scott Roxborough

Infantino calls plan to sell World Cup stake a proposal, ‘not an obligation’

FIFA President Gianni Infantino called the plan to sell stakes in the World Cup a proposal but ‘not an obligation’ after the idea provoked a furious response from some football authorities. FIFA announced plans this week to create a $20 billion subsidiary to run the World Cup and its other events, and said it will […]

FIFA plans to speed up launch of new World Cup spin-off

FIFA already has plans to receive the first financing in less than 100 days from private investors in an accelerated launch of a new World Cup spinoff venture, Sky News can reveal.

By Abubakar Ibrahim