UEFA welcomed FIFA's decision to reverse its proposals for upcoming tournaments such as the World Cup, which had been promoted by Gianni Infantino. The football world was shaken in recent hours after UEFA pushed for a boycott of FIFA following the announcement of Gianni Infantino ‘s proposal to use private investment to fund tournaments such as the World Cup .

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

North American, European and Asian soccer bodies on Thursday rejected FIFA president Gianni Infantino's plan to sell stakes in the World Cup.

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.

European soccer governing body UEFA says it will boycott World Cup competitions over FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to inject private money.

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA says it has lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino and that "no option should be off the table" as it will pursue a full review of his now abandoned plan to sell stakes of the World Cup to private equity investors.

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,

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.

UEFA and Concacaf's rejection of FIFA's plan to sell a 20% stake in the World Cup's commercial operations highlights uneasiness with private equity in sports.