Uefa World Cup boycott may be raised over Fifa plan
Uefa is holding an emergency meeting to discuss potential boycotts of Fifa's new commercial plans. Fifa intends to sell stakes in its major competitions to private investors, a move Uefa officials argue crosses a line regarding the governance of football.
Why it matters
This conflict threatens the stability of global football governance and could lead to a major schism between European football associations and the world governing body.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Aleksander Ceferin was appointed Uefa president in 2016
Chief football news reporter Published 44 minutes ago Uefa's 55 member associations will hold an emergency meeting later this week to discuss Fifa's controversial proposals to sell stakes in its major competitions.
Football's world governing body has said it wants to create a new commercial subsidiary to run its main events, including the World Cup, and external investors will be able to buy stakes in it.
That has prompted fears that too much influence in those competitions will be handed to private investors, although Fifa says it will enable more money to be distributed to football associations around the globe.
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