Now that Gianno Infantino has shelved his plans to create a commercial subsidiary for the World Cup and other FIFA events, UEFA's boycott of FIFA events is over and matches now appear less in danger. Nevertheless, the European governing body says it is now "rebuilding trust" with FIFA — and the story continues to develop rapidly.
As a result, increased focus will be put on women's football when the U20 World Cup starts on September 5 in Poland, and when the U17 World Cup starts in October in Morocco. There are also matches around the world that will decide the qualifiers for next summer's World Cup in Brazil in the same month. Despite there being scant mention in FIFA's subsidiary proposal of the women's game, it will be the first test of life after it.
While a boycott is now off the table, the games will be harder to navigate given the current chaos around the sport's governing body. This is far from ideal for the teams competing, particularly given the tournament's importance.
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Football associations have pulled support for Infantino
