UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions

欧足联及其成员协会将不会参加国际足联的赛事

UEFA and its 55 member associations stand as one. We unanimously and unequivocally reject FIFA’s proposal to transfer ownership interests in the World Cup and other FIFA competitions to private investors. 欧足联及其55个成员协会立场一致。我们一致且明确地拒绝国际足联（FIFA）关于将世界杯及其他国际足联赛事的股权转让给私人投资者的提议。

The World Cup cannot be treated as an investment product. It is one of football’s greatest sporting legacies. It has been built over generations by players, national teams and supporters across every continent. No part of it should ever be surrendered to private investors. The World Cup is not for sale. 世界杯不能被视为一种投资产品。它是足球界最伟大的体育遗产之一。它是由各大洲的球员、国家队和支持者历经几代人共同建立起来的。它的任何部分都不应被移交给私人投资者。世界杯是非卖品。

It is both irresponsible and indefensible that a proposal of such significance for football was conceived in secret and brought to the brink of approval without any meaningful consultation with those entrusted with stewarding the game. This is not merely a profound failure of leadership, but an abdication of FIFA’s duty as the custodian of world football. 这一对足球运动具有重大意义的提议，在未经与负责管理这项运动的相关方进行任何有意义的磋商的情况下，便在秘密中酝酿并被推向批准的边缘，这是既不负责任也无法辩解的。这不仅是领导力的严重失败，更是国际足联作为世界足球守护者职责的放弃。

National associations around the world are now presented with an ultimatum: accept the irreversible capture of football’s greatest competitions or bear the consequences. This is not a “democratic decision”, but governance by intimidation – an act of coercion unworthy of an institution entrusted with the stewardship of the global game. 世界各地的国家协会现在面临最后通牒：要么接受足球界最伟大的赛事被不可逆转地攫取，要么承担后果。这绝非“民主决策”，而是通过恐吓进行的治理——这种胁迫行为对于一个受托管理全球足球运动的机构而言是极不光彩的。

But our opposition goes far beyond process. The moment external investors acquire ownership interests in FIFA competitions, football changes forever. Commercial return becomes a permanent obligation. Investor expectations become a daily pressure. From that moment onwards, every decision on the international calendar, every decision on competition formats and every decision shaping the future of football is no longer driven by what best serves the game, but by what best serves shareholders. 但我们的反对远不止于程序问题。一旦外部投资者获得国际足联赛事的股权，足球将永远改变。商业回报将成为永久的义务，投资者的期望将成为日常的压力。从那一刻起，关于国际赛历的每一项决定、关于赛事形式的每一项决定，以及塑造足球未来的每一项决定，将不再以最有利于足球运动为导向，而是以最有利于股东为导向。

This model has no place in world football. Football’s future cannot be dictated by the expectations of those whose first duty is to maximise financial return. Nor can the interests of national associations, leagues, clubs, players and supporters become subordinate to investor returns. Football cannot mortgage its future for financial gain. 这种模式在世界足球中没有立足之地。足球的未来不能由那些首要任务是实现财务回报最大化的人所左右。国家协会、联赛、俱乐部、球员和支持者的利益，也不能从属于投资者的回报。足球不能为了经济利益而抵押其未来。

Europe’s position is clear. We will never lend this model our legitimacy. No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation. 欧洲的立场很明确。我们绝不会为这种模式提供合法性。没有人拥有道德权力去出售他们仅仅是为下一代代管的资产。

As a result of today’s discussion, no UEFA national teams will participate in any FIFA competition for so long as these proposals remain alive, unless this proposal has been abandoned in its entirety and binding assurances have been given that FIFA will never again open its governance or competitions to private ownership. 基于今天的讨论结果，只要这些提议依然存在，欧足联旗下的国家队将不会参加任何国际足联赛事，除非该提议被完全放弃，并且国际足联提供具有约束力的保证，承诺永远不会再将其治理权或赛事向私人所有权开放。

Nobody should be in any doubt: UEFA and its national associations will oppose these plans with absolute determination. There are moments when institutions are judged not by what they are prepared to accept, but by what they refuse to compromise. This is one of those moments. 任何人都不应有任何怀疑：欧足联及其成员协会将以绝对的决心反对这些计划。在某些时刻，衡量一个机构的标准不是看它准备接受什么，而是看它拒绝在什么问题上妥协。现在正是这样的时刻。

Some things are simply too important to sell. The FIFA World Cup belongs to football. It always will. And so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale. 有些东西实在太重要了，不能出售。国际足联世界杯属于足球。它永远属于足球。只要欧洲还有发言权，它就永远是非卖品。