Uefa says boycott may still go ahead as FA withdraws Infantino support
Summary
European football leaders remain unhappy with FIFA President Gianni Infantino after his plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors was criticized and stopped. The English Football Association has withdrawn its support for Infantino, and UEFA says conditions for trust have not been met, so European teams could still boycott FIFA competitions.Key Facts
- FIFA President Gianni Infantino proposed selling parts of the World Cup to private investors through a company called Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE).
- The English Football Association (FA) withdrew its support for Infantino because of this plan.
- UEFA has lost confidence in Infantino and called the FFE deal secretive and unfair.
- UEFA says their conditions for trusting FIFA again include canceling the deal and promises that no similar plans will be made.
- FIFA admitted mistakes were made in handling the FFE proposal but did not change their support for Infantino.
- A meeting was held with FIFA executives to discuss the issue, but some key figures who criticized the plan were not invited.
- FIFA's chief operating officer, Kevin Lamour, strongly opposed Infantino's plan and said he would accept losing his job over it.
- UEFA is concerned that the internal discussions only included people loyal to Infantino, not independent voices.
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