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Fight in world football goes on

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There was an important meeting in Marokko. The leaders of FIFA talked there. They help their boss Gianni Infantino. Infantino wanted to sell parts of the World Cup. Many people found that bad. He now stops the plan.

Infantino admits mistakes. He says sorry for his plans. He wants to stay FIFA boss. His team stands behind him. But UEFA in Europe is angry. UEFA leads football in Europe.

UEFA wants no part in the World Cup. People call this a boycott. UEFA has clear rules. Such sales plans must never happen again. The trust in Infantino is gone. The fight in football stays big.

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Definitions

World Football Association
FIFA is the group for football in the whole world. It plans the World Cup for example.
European Football Union
UEFA is the group for football in Europe.
Boycott
In a boycott people do not join something. They show they are against something.
Investors
Investors are people or firms. They give money for a business. They want more money back later.

People

Gianni Infantino
He is the boss of the world football group FIFA since 2016.
Mattias Grafström
He is an important worker at FIFA. He is the general secretary.

Locations

Marokko
Marokko is a country in the north of Africa. The FIFA meeting was there.
Europa
Europa is a continent. Many countries from Europa fight with FIFA right now.

Sources

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SRF

Fifa-Krisensitzung in Marokko: So sichert Infantino seine Macht

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Al Jazeera

UEFA says FIFA boycott remains despite Infantino World Cup selloff U-turn

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Logo Standard
Standard

Uefa hält an Fifa-Boykott fest: "Bedingungen sind nicht erfüllt"

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Logo FAZ
FAZ

FIFA und Gianni Infantino: UEFA droht weiter mit Boykott

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Logo Bild
Bild

Uefa droht der Fifa erneut mit einem Boykott der WM!

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