UEFA officially announced it has lost confidence in the current leadership of FIFA, according to a report by N12. The European football body said it will work with partners and shareholders to propose a new way to distribute resources through an existing FIFA program. The announcement follows FIFA's shelving of Gianni Infantino's World Cup privatization plan after UEFA's boycott threat.
UEFA has escalated its confrontation with FIFA, announcing it has lost confidence in President Gianni Infantino's leadership and will propose an alternative model for distributing World Cup resources through an existing FIFA program, according to a report by N12.
The statement comes hours after FIFA shelved the privatization plan that would have sold World Cup commercial rights to private investors — a proposal that triggered a European boycott threat on July 30. The shelving, first reported by N12 earlier Saturday, marked a retreat for Infantino after days of mounting pressure.
UEFA's latest move goes beyond the boycott threat, signaling a long-term bid to reshape how FIFA allocates its revenues. The European body said it will work with "partners and shareholders" on a new distribution framework, though it remains unclear whether the proposal has support from other confederations.
As The Zioneer reported on July 30, UEFA initially threatened a full boycott of the 2030 World Cup. The privatization plan was subsequently shelved. Now UEFA argues that the underlying governance crisis remains unresolved.
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