UEFA increased the heat on FIFA president Gianni Infantino by saying he has “lost the confidence” of the European governing body over a plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company to private investors. Infantino announced overnight that the plan would not proceed after three confederations rejected it, with UEFA going further and pledging to boycott FIFA competitions until the proposal was scrapped. While UEFA welcomed the decision to drop the proposal, it believes Infantino has lost the trust of the football world through his actions, describing the plan as a “shabby, back room, opaque deal”. The current FIFA leadership has not only lost UEFA’s confidence but also that of many other members of the football family.” https://x.com/UEFA/status/2083488910123106611?ref_src=twsrc%5EtfwThe question now is who might seek to challenge him for the presidency, with an election scheduled for March next year.