I hope you are having a better day than Gianni Infantino, because UEFA just pulled its 55 nations' football teams from all future FIFA competitions including the future World Cups.

[elcelio@mastodon.uno]

@randahl

prediction: FIFA will back down for one month or two, UEFA accepts it and withdraws their boycott but then FIFA will do the same in a different form.

[flyinthesky@troet.cafe]

@elCelio @randahl affirmative. UEFA just wants more money. Thats all

[joeinwynnewood@mstdn.social]

@elCelio @randahl

"As a result of today’s discussion, no UEFA national teams will participate in any FIFA competition for so long as these proposals remain alive, unless this proposal has been abandoned in its entirety and binding assurances have been given that FIFA will never again open its governance or competitions to private ownership."

Or not.

[scooter@labyrinth.zone]

@randahl ...wait, what??

This is definitely deserved, but I'm astonished that it was actually done.

[brunomiguel@masto.pt]

@randahl I'm surprised UEFA still has a spine. Good for them.

[aho@mastodon.social]

@randahl time for setting up UEFA World Cup

[sophiethrump@mastodon.social]

@randahl seriously

[ainmosni@social.ainmosni.eu]

@randahl @otfrom A bit late, but also, haha!

[ghostonthehalfshell@masto.ai]

@randahl

I would expect that almost everyone is having a better day than he is.

[stephenwhq@mastodon.social]

@randahl

I see the Americas followed suit shortly after

[cy@chaos.social]

@randahl hypocrites.

[scooter@labyrinth.zone]

@randahl CNN has an opinion piece on this from Stephen Collinson, who apparently has no background in sports reporting. Appropriately, it's poor quality; embarrassing for them to put this on the front page. https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/31/politics/trump-fifa-world-cup-controversy-infantino

[elpamplina@masto.es]

@randahl Menudo órdago...
Infantino va a conseguir hacer buena a la UEFA, lo cual es sorprendente.

[donamasta@mastodon.social]

@randahl Trump will come out saying UEFA are communists

[wooshell@chaosfurs.social]

@randahl Now to count the days until Infartino is removed from office..

[kevinrns@mstdn.social]

@randahl

I urge Canada to join the boycott.

[mcv@friendica.opensocial.space]

@randahl

Are the UEFA members finally stepping out of FIFA? It's about time. I hope they start their own competing international football federation, this time with more accountability and less corruption.

Infantino being the end of FIFA sounds entirely appropriate. I really hope UEFA follows through.

[catawu@mastodon.social]

@randahl Good!

[fenixmaster@mastodon.social]

@randahl Trump zal wel weer hogere tarieven gaan opleggen aan de UEFA landen om zijn holmaatje te steunen.

[leeloo@c.im]

@randahl
Supporting homophobia: Ok
Handing a "peace price" to the guy who keeps ending the same war: Ok
Reversing a red card as a friendly gesture to the don: Ok

Selling out: Now hold on a second.

That's not corruption having consequences, that's either corruption getting too obvious (nah, everybody could already see it), or someone wanting their share.