UEFA has warned that European national teams will boycott all FIFA competitions if plans to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors go ahead. The dispute centres on FIFA's proposed commercial restructure, which UEFA says would turn football's premier tournament into something that can be owned and traded.
The European governing body says that would cross a line it will not accept, adding that the World Cup 'is not for sale' and should remain beyond the reach of outside investors. The warning sets up a major confrontation over the future of FIFA's competitions and the direction of the sport's biggest event.
