UEFA’s threatened legal action against Infantino and FIFA: What we know

FIFA’s plans to sell minority stakes in World Cups and other events run by football’s global governing body may be at an end, but the backlash is not – and the threat of legal action remains on the table.The biggest opponent to FIFA’s plans, presented by its President Gianni Infantino, came from European football’s governing body, UEFA.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Who are candidates to take on Infantino for FIFA presidency? All to knowlist 2 of 4Ex-Arsenal boss Wenger was ‘not aware’ of Infantino’s FIFA planlist 3 of 4UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino’s World Cup planlist 4 of 4Report: FIFA’s Infantino sought Trump backing after failed World Cup planend of listHaving 55 of the 211 FIFA members, and being the most lucrative league in the world, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) was an opponent that even FIFA could not topple.The unanimous vote by UEFA to boycott FIFA, unless it dropped its proposals, was also rumoured to be accompanied by legal action.On Tuesday, UEFA confirmed to Al Jazeera that a document preservation letter had been sent to FIFA. Here is what we know and what that could mean for FIFA.What is a document pre...