UEFA says it has lost confidence in current FIFA leadership

UEFA, who were the strongest opponents of FIFA’s plan, slam the Gianni Infantino-led governing body despite standdown.Published On 1 Aug 20261 Aug 2026European football’s governing body UEFA says it has lost confidence in the sport’s global governing body FIFA under its current leadership.UEFA voted on Thursday to boycott FIFA if it did not withdraw its proposal to sell minority shares in World Cups and other events to private investors.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Football must be ‘shaped through proper consultation’ by FIFA, says AFClist 2 of 3Why has Infantino scrapped FIFA’s World Cup investment plan? What to knowlist 3 of 3FIFA forced to scrap World Cup private investment plan after backlashend of listFIFA President Gianni Infantino announced late on Friday that he would be scrapping his FIFA Future Enterprise (FFE) plan following widespread backlash.UEFA has welcomed that move in a statement on Saturday, but has gone on to detail it’s criticism of Infantino.“The current FIFA leadership has not only lost UEFA’s confidence but also that of many other members of the football family,” UEFA’s statement read.“When Gianni Infantino asked for the trust and the votes ...