Uefa to boycott World Cups if Fifa plans approved

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Winners Spain were one of six European teams to reach the quarter-finals of this summer's World CupBySimon Stone, Chief football news reporter and Jack Skelton, BBC Sport senior journalistEuropean football's 55 member associations have voted to boycott World Cups if the sport's governing body proceeds with a plan to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors.The decision was made at an emergency meeting called to discuss the proposal announced earlier this week by Fifa, which oversees world football.Concacaf, which governs football in North and Central America and hosted this year's World Cup, said its 41 member associations have "rejected" the proposal made by Fifa president Gianni Infantino, after it met on Thursday.Sources say the Concacaf nations are also losing faith in Infantino.Uefa, which governs European football, had already made its opposition clear by releasing two damning statements - and that strength of feeling has been reaffirmed."The World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product," it said on Thursday."It is one of football's greatest sporting legacies. It has been built over generations by players, national ...