Infantino’s FIFA World Cup stakes plan: Would UEFA boycott, would it work?

The dust has barely settled on the expanded 48-team FIFA World Cup 2026, yet further development of the competition’s future has already been mooted, as well as struck by a fierce backlash.The shine on the trophy, now held by Spain after their defeat of Argentina in the final, still glitters brightly, but there were tarnishes to this year’s event.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Indian Premier League’s business value skyrockets to $20bnlist 2 of 3Cricket: Seales stars with ball as West Indies beat Pakistan in first Testlist 3 of 3France legend Zinedine Zidane confirmed as new national team managerend of listNow, the game’s global governing body, FIFA, and its president, Gianni Infantino, face yet more criticism after a plan was released to sell stakes in future World Cups and other events to private investors.From European football’s governing body, UEFA, to the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, FIFA’s plan has been slammed. There has even been a suggestion of a boycott by UEFA.Al Jazeera Sport takes a look at what the latest proposals on FIFA’s desk mean.What are Gianni Infantino and FIFA’s new World Cup plans?FIFA announced plans on Tuesday to sell s...