UEFA, ready to oppose Infantino's plans to privatize the World Cup
The main European football body and its 55 federations have announced that they will not participate in FIFA competitions. "The World Cup is not for sale, it cannot be considered an investment product," UEFA said of FIFA's intentions.
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and FIFA Leader Gianni Infantino.
UEFA and its 55 member federations have "unanimously and fully " rejected FIFA's proposal to open the doors of the World Cup and other FIFA competitions to private investors and announced that they will not participate in competitions of the body chaired by Gianni Infantino.
"The World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product. It is one of the greatest sporting assets in football. It has been complemented for generations by players, teams and fans from all continents. Not a fraction of it should ever be left to private investors. The World Cup is not for sale," the leading European football organisation stressed.
For the highest body on the continent, it is "irresponsible" and "indefensible" that a proposal of such importance to football should be " secretly " planned and approved, without any communication to those responsible for managing this sport.
"This is not just afailure, but a renunciation of FIFA's obligation as the guardian of world football . Federations around the world now face an ultimatum: either accept the theft of the most important football competitions or face the consequences, "he added.
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The future of football cannot be decided by those who seek maximum economic profitability.
UEFA believes that this is nota "democratic decision, intimidation " based governance . "It is an unfair action by an organization that has been ceded the management of world football. But our disagreement goes far beyond the process. When foreign investors participate in FIFA competitions, football will change forever. "
"The future of football cannot be decided by those whose goal isto seek maximum economic profitability, nor can the interests of federations, leagues, clubs, players and amateurs be subordinated to the profitability of investors, "he added.
He has also stressed that football cannot "mortgage its future" for the sake of economic gain. "Europe's position is clear. We will never give legitimacy to that model. No one has the moral authority to sell what has been given to him only in the name of the next generation, "he has criticized.
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