Uefa members voted unanimously on Thursday to boycott future World Cups if Fifa moves forward with plans to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors.Hours later, the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) announced that its 41 members were also opposed to Fifa’s ⁠proposal.On Friday, however, the world governing body issued a statement denying it was “selling football” and doubled down on it plans to launch a consultation process on the move.However, it appeared to back off from establishing the public equity group – what it calls the Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE) – if member countries did not agree.“Fifa acknowledges and respects feedback and concern aired in public,” it said, while blaming “erroneous reporting in the media” for disruptions to its planned consultation with member associations.Fifa has appeared to back off from its plan to set up its Forward Enterprise group. Photo: Reuters