Uefa agrees to boycott Fifa competitions if World Cup sell-off plans proceed

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https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/30/uefa-agrees-to-boycott-fifa-competitions-if-world-cup-sell-off-plans-proceed

European nations have unanimously agreed to boycott all Fifa competitions until football’s global governing body drops plans to sell off stakes in the World Cup.

In an emergency meeting on Thursday, Uefa member associations voted 55-0 to boycott.

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huey_m@piefed.social

1 day ago

Baseball fans are pretty ride or die. I think it’s the necessary induction into the sport due to the arcane nature of it, similar to cricket fans.

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com

1 day ago

Baseball fans are pretty ride or die

Sure, but they seem to enjoy statistics much more than the actual games 😄

huey_m@piefed.social

1 day ago

If you liked your sport, you’d be obsessed with them, too. 😉

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com

1 day ago

Nah. I love watching football (as opposed to handegg) much more than obsessing over football statistics lol

huey_m@piefed.social

1 day ago

It’s okay, not everyone can get into a sport beyond just watching it casually. 😉 When you live and breathe the sport, you’ll understand lol.

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com

1 day ago

Can’t tell if you’re joking or being a twat 😄

huey_m@piefed.social

1 day ago

Dude… you started the banter and now you’re getting upset someone is bantering back with you?

I was just playing along in good fun, but that is legitimately twat behavior, dude lol.

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com

1 day ago

My bad, joking it is 😄

huey_m@piefed.social

1 day ago

It’s all good, man. 😁

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