Uefa’s threat to boycott the World Cup and all Fifa competitions has plunged world football into open conflict, after Gianni Infantino's plans to sell stakes in the tournament to private investors provoked fury among the game’s biggest federations.
The Asian Football Confederation became the third body to reject the proposals on Friday, joining Uefa and Concacaf and warning that confidence in Fifa’s governance has been “undermined” – leaving Infantino’s plan in tatters ahead of a vote scheduled for 19 September.
