- FIFA plans to create a new company, FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE), to manage major tournaments like the World Cup, selling minority stakes to private investors, including a firm founded by Joshua Kushner.
- UEFA has announced a boycott, stating its national teams will not participate in FIFA competitions until these private investment proposals are entirely abandoned and FIFA guarantees against future private ownership of its governance or events.
- UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and Prime Minister Andy Burnham, along with other politicians, have publicly backed UEFA's stance, emphasising that football belongs to fans, not investors.
- The English, Welsh, and Scottish Football Associations have all expressed solidarity with UEFA, opposing FIFA's plans and asserting that the World Cup belongs to football.
- FIFA defends its proposals by claiming they would generate up to $10 billion (£7.5 billion) in development funding for national associations globally between 2027 and 2030.
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