Uefa to hold emergency meeting over controversial Fifa World Cup plans
UEFA is convening an emergency meeting to discuss FIFA's controversial proposal to sell a 20% stake in its competitions to private investors. European football associations are concerned about the lack of transparency and the pressure to accept the deal.
Why it matters
The potential privatization of major international football tournaments could fundamentally alter the governance and financial structure of global sports.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin will lead an emergency meeting of all 55 member associations on Thursday
Chief football news reporter Published 1 hour ago Uefa will hold an emergency meeting on Thursday afternoon to discuss its response to the controversial World Cup stakeholder plans proposed by Fifa and its president Gianni Infantino.
European football's governing body kept up its offensive over the plans after it was discovered Fifa had sent a letter, seen by the BBC, to all 211 member associations giving them until 19 September to decide if they want to accept the deal, and with it the first $20m (£15m) of an initial $40m (£30m).
"We have learned of Fifa's deadline to associations to support their proposals or have the one-off payout offer withdrawn," said Uefa. "This says everything you need to know about this plan."
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