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Women's Football Frontline in FIFA Battle

Women's football has become the frontline in the battle against FIFA's proposed tournament sales, with European teams threatening to boycott competitions.

Despite not being prominently featured in FIFA's 25-page sales deck, women's football has emerged as the central concern in the fight for the "soul of football." The aborted plan to sell stakes in major tournaments would have heavily impacted the women's game, prompting UEFA to declare that European national teams will not participate in any FIFA competitions as long as the proposal remains.

UEFA's statement represents a bold and necessary declaration of war against FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who has faced significant opposition to his governance approach. The European football body has demanded binding assurances that FIFA will never again open its governance or competitions to private ownership, putting the future of international women's football at the center of the ongoing power struggle. cricket-ipl.in