FIFA on Saturday warned against what ⁠it called a "concerted ​and ongoing effort" to undermine its leader, Gianni Infantino, saying attempts to challenge his leadership must follow the governing body's statutes ​and democratic procedures. Infantino worked at UEFA for 16 years before being elected FIFA president. In the statement Saturday, FIFA accused Infantino’s critics of trying to weaken his authority and remove him from office without due process. Read moreFIFA closes ranks round Infantino amid mounting leadership crisis“It is increasingly evident that there is a concerted and ongoing effort by some to undermine FIFA and its president,” said the FIFA statement, which was also posted on X. UEFA’s threat to have its 55 member countries boycott FIFA competitions until the plan was scrapped remained, with UEFA saying Thursday that the announcement “changes nothing”.