Article 72ZEY Concerned European football chiefs discuss response to Trump over Greenland

Concerned European football chiefs discuss response to Trump over Greenland

by
Nick Ames European sports correspondent
from US news | The Guardian on (#72ZEY)
  • Annex attempt could bring about Uefa-led boycott

  • Implications for World Cup alarming heads of FAs

European football leaders are increasingly concerned about Donald Trump's wish to annex Greenland, and they have held initial discussions about how the sport could respond.

The Guardian understands the implications for the World Cup this summer were among the topics raised among about 20 football association heads in Budapest on Monday. Talks about the Greenland crisis were held informally on the sidelines of an event organised to celebrate the Hungarian football federation's 150th anniversary, in the knowledge that a unified European response may be required should Trump seek to escalate the situation.

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