FIFA World Cup sale falls through: UEFA, Concacaf, AFC and Sepp Blatter all blasted Gianni Infantino's plan

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

World Cup Boycott Backed by Europe as Asia, North America Opppose

The Asian Football Confederation has joined the North, Central America and Caribbean football association and UEFA in opposition to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors.

UEFA to boycott World Cup over FIFA boss’s $20B cash grab — throwing global soccer into chaos: sources

UEFA, European soccer’s 55-member governing body, is set to boycott the World Cup and all other FIFA-organized competitions in protest of a $20 billion Wall Street-style takeover of the global game, sources familiar with the matter told The Post.

Are FIFA and UEFA in a forever war?

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,

FIFA scraps highly criticized proposal to sell minority stake

When FIFA announced a proposal to sell a minority stake of its organization, it was met with fierce criticism from CONCACAF and UEFA.