World Cup, UEFA slams Infantino: “Ready to boycott”

New controversy over the World Cup. UEFA has unanimously threatened to boycott the competition if FIFA moves forward with President Gianni Infantino’s idea of ​​creating a new privately owned company.

World Cup row

The body that governs European football and its 55 federations “unanimously and clearly reject FIFA’s proposal to transfer ownership of the World Cup and other FIFA competitions to private investors,” according to a statement issued after an emergency meeting.

“Following today’s discussion, no UEFA national team will participate in any FIFA competition as long as these proposals remain on the table,” UEFA warned.

The Women’s World Cup is scheduled for Brazil in eleven months.

Infantino at the center of the stage

Gianni Infantino is therefore once again at the center of the stage, after Trump had mentioned him as a possible new Secretary General of the United Nations. According to what the New York Post revealed in recent days,

Infantino, 56, has made no secret of his closeness to the American president in recent months, even with gestures that have earned him considerable criticism. In December, the FIFA chief hastily established a “FIFA Peace Prize,” which he presented to Trump after he failed to win the Nobel Prize.

The Balogun Case

And in early July, he received a phone call from the president after the suspension of US striker Folarin Balogun, who was immediately suspended for the decisive Belgium-USA match, which the European Championships went on to win.

The UN Dossier

According to a source close to Trump, the president believes that Infantino “is respected by everyone in the world and has a special ability to unite people.” These characteristics would make him the perfect successor to Portugal’s Antonio Guterres, who is outgoing at the end of the year.