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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Soccer: UEFA to boycott World Cup and FIFA tournaments over stake sale plans

LONDON, - European soccer's governing body UEFA and its 55 ​member nations on Thursday voted to boycott all FIFA tournaments in what could be a knockout blow to the global soccer organisation's ​proposal to sell a stake in the World Cup to external investors.

In a statement that pulled no punches, Europe presented a united front to FIFA boss Gianni Infantino, whose proposal has caused uproar only weeks after the World Cup was held in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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