FAI confirm boycott of Ireland teams from World Cup competition fixtures

Paul Cooke participated in Tuesday’s emergency online summit. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

The FAI have broken their silence on Fifa’s sell-off plans, confirming their boycott of World Cup fixtures in tandem with Uefa’s stance.

FAI president Paul Cooke participated in Tuesday’s emergency online summit of all 55 European nations, resulting in a unified objection to the bombshell revelation by Gianni Infantino of his wish to sell 20% of World Cup rights to private investors.