Real Madrid says it welcomes UEFA’s stance after UEFA abandons earlier plans to boycott FIFA competitions. According to reports, UEFA had threatened to stop participating in FIFA events unless concerns over FIFA’s plans to sell stakes in a World Cup-related company to private investors were addressed. The threat was linked to FIFA’s intended restructuring and fundraising approach, which included selling parts of ownership to private investors. After those sell-off plans are scrapped, UEFA retracts the boycott pledge. Real Madrid frames the change as protection for football, crediting UEFA for acting on its position and highlighting that the decision follows a shift in FIFA’s approach. Both outlets report the same core development: UEFA had communicated its intention to boycott FIFA competitions over the World Cup stake-sale proposal, but the proposal is no longer going ahead. The updates therefore center on how UEFA’s pressure coincides with a change in FIFA’s plans rather than any new punishment or rulemaking. The reports do not provide further details on the revised FIFA arrangements or specific investor-related terms.