UEFA keeps boycott threat after FA drops support for Infantino
What's next: Africa and South America still back the FIFA president, deepening a split that could hit World Cup participation.
UEFA kept open the possibility that European teams could boycott competitions including the World Cup after the English Football Association withdrew support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino. The standoff follows the collapse of Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in FIFA competitions to private investors through the FIFA Forward Enterprise. UEFA said scrapping the proposal was not enough and demanded guarantees that similar attempts would not return. Infantino still has support from the Confederation of African Football and CONMEBOL, with several African federations citing FIFA development funding as a key reason. The divide leaves world football’s governing body facing a widening credibility crisis ahead of future tournaments.