Fifa president Gianni Infantino
UEFA is set to drop its threat to boycott FIFA competitions after receiving assurances that Gianni Infantino’s controversial plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and other major tournaments will not be revived.
The decision is expected to be confirmed at a UEFA executive committee meeting in Monaco, with European football’s governing body satisfied that its key conditions for ending the boycott threat have been met.
UEFA’s 55 member associations had unanimously backed a boycott after details emerged of FIFA Forward Enterprises, a proposal that would have opened stakes in major FIFA competitions to private investors.
According to BBC Sport, on Wednesday, UEFA demanded that the plan be withdrawn and that FIFA provide guarantees that similar proposals would never be pursued again.
