UEFA to boycott FIFA tournaments Q&A: Why they are doing, can it stop Gianni Infantino and where do other confederations stand?
Sky Sports provides an explainer on the UEFA boycott of FIFA tournaments, detailing the conflict over FIFA's proposed World Cup stake sale. The article includes FIFA's denial of the sale plans and the unified stance of European football associations.
Why it matters
This conflict represents a major power struggle in international sports governance that could fundamentally alter the structure of the World Cup.
UEFA announced on Thursday that it will boycott FIFA tournaments until plans from president Gianni Infantino to sell off stakes in the World Cup are ended. <p>It came after an emergency meeting of the confederation's 55 members, and could have seismic implications for world football and Infantino's plans.</p><p><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12098/13568656/fifa-insists-nobody-is-selling-football-after-uefa-threatens-to-boycott-tournaments-if-plans-to-sell-off-stake-in-world-cup-go-ahead">In a statement released in the early hours of Friday morning</a>, FIFA insisted "nobody is selling football" and "this is not something FIFA would ever entertain".</p><p>Here, <em>Sky Sports News' </em>chief correspondent <strong>Kaveh Solhekol </strong>answers the immediate questions - and what the future could hold...</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13568511/uefa-will-boycott-fifa-tournaments-if-gianni-infantino-continues-with-plans-to-sell-off-stake-in-world-cup">UEFA to boycott FIFA tournaments if World Cup sell-off goes ahead</a></strong></li></ul><h3>What happened at the UEFA meeting?</h3><p>The emergency virtual meeting of UEFA's members lasted two hours.
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