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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jamie Gardner

UEFA declare loss of confidence in Gianni Infantino after World Cup sell-off controversy

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has “lost the confidence” of UEFA over a plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company to private investors, the European football governing body has said.

Infantino announced overnight that the plan would not proceed after three confederations rejected it, with UEFA going further and saying it would boycott FIFA competitions until the proposal was scrapped.

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