@thepint.newsletter: Checkmate. Uefa’s 55 member nations unanimously voted to pull out of Fifa competitions during an emergency virtual meeting on Friday, dealing a blow to Gianni Infantino’s scheme. Fifa has insisted it will press ahead with plans to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors, despite European members of Uefa threatening to launch a boycott of its tournaments. “Nobody is selling football,” Fifa said in a statement released Friday. “This is not something Fifa would ever entertain.” Italy, ahead of the curve as always, anticipated the whole mess and started boycotting the World Cup back in 2014. Stop reading. We’re a 🇬🇧🇪🇺 business and politics newsletter that is actually fun to read. You should subscribe so you can stay informed through memes instead of spooning your eyes out reading the lamestream media. It’s free and you click our link in bio to get it. #italy #worldcup #fifa #infantino #politicalmemes
