According to several sources close to the discussions, the project to privatize the World Cup is definitively entombed, with no risks of it being revived. UEFA's president, Aleksander Ceferin, is expected to announce this decision to the executive committee and the presidents of most of its member associations at a meeting in Monaco on Thursday, where the Champions League draw will take place. This move follows the assurance that no similar idea will see the light of day. UEFA's actions and insistence in favor of change will continue, with the organization set to pursue its campaign against FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
UEFA to End Boycott of FIFA Competitions Following FIFA's Reversal on World Cup Privatisation
UEFA is set to lift its boycott of FIFA competitions, after obtaining guarantees that the project to privatize the World Cup has been abandoned and will not be revived. This decision comes after UEFA had declared a boycott of FIFA competitions in protest against the project.
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