What are the implications of a UEFA boycott?

Football finance expert Kieran Maguire explains the ramifications of a possible boycott over FIFA’s plans to seek private investment

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00:00The ultimate sanction that UEFA have, we have world champions who are from UEFA,

00:05three of the four finalists were from UEFA, the richest clubs in the world. If you take a look at

00:12the Deloitte Money League, the 30 richest clubs in the world, again, are UEFA clubs. So UEFA

00:20already has the majority of the power. Where would this leave FIFA in terms of a World Cup?

00:26The broadcasting rights would certainly decrease in value. The commercial value of the tournament

00:33would fall as well.