FIFA wants World Cup expansion assessment as pressure on Gianni Infantino mounts
FIFA is seeking an independent agency to assess the expansion of the men’s World Cup to 64 teams, according to documents seen by the Press Association.
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CONCACAF rejects FIFA World Cup Stake sale proposal, Mexico says it will review plan
July 30 : CONCACAF rejected FIFA's World Cup stake sale proposal during a meeting on Thursday but stopped short of following UEFA's plan to boycott the global showcase, while the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) said it would study the proposal before deciding its position.
UEFA votes to boycott World Cup over FIFA stake sale plans
July 30 : UEFA and its 55 European member nations voted unanimously on Thursday to boycott the World Cup and all FIFA tournaments in protest at world soccer's governing body's plan to sell a stake to external investors.
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Asian confederation rebukes FIFA in blow to private investment plan
July 30 : The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on Thursday condemned FIFA for a lack of consultation over its plan to bring private investors into soccer's World Cup and demanded more time to consider it in a blow to the global governing body's hopes of getting the proposal through.
Asia confederation chief says FIFA's lack of consultation over World Cup plan 'totally unacceptable'
July 30 : Asian Football Confederation president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa has branded FIFA's lack of consultation over its plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors "totally unacceptable", saying the move undermined the sport's existing continental structure.
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