The Times reporter Martyn Ziegler, who also broke the news of FIFA's initial plans for the FIFA Forward Enterprise, reported that on Thursday.
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The 55 UEFA members met in an emergency online meeting on Thursday to discuss FIFA's plans to create the so-called FIFA Forward Enterprise, a $20 billion company that would run the World Cup and its other events and offer up to 20% stakes to external investors.
During Thursday's meeting, the UEFA members voted unanimously to boycott all FIFA tournaments, which include the men's and women's World Cups and the Club World Cup.
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