European soccer’s governing body has retained its threat to boycott FIFA competitions despite for its failed plan to .
UEFA on Thursday reiterated that it had lost confidence in FIFA president Gianni Infantino and said conditions to withdraw its boycott threat had not been met.
鈥淯EFA鈥檚 associations were very clear about the conditions attached to the non participation in FIFA competitions,” it said in a statement. “First, the proposals to sell off the major competitions had to be withdrawn and secondly, assurances have to be made that such attempts to disfigure the game in this way will never be made again.
鈥淭hese conditions have not been met. In addition, UEFA made it abundantly clear in it鈥檚 statement on Saturday that it has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino鈥檚 presidency. That position holds.鈥�
FIFA and Infantino tried to present a united front following a high-level summit in Morocco on Wednesday when it announced the president had the full support of top staff in attendance.
The world governing body also apologized for errors made over it’s controversial plan through a commercial subsidiary and committed to 鈥渆nsure they do not happen again.鈥�
FIFA said it hoped its meeting would 鈥渉elp restore confidence鈥� in the organization after the turbulence created by Infantino鈥檚 now abandoned project, which provoked widespread condemnation.
UEFA voted to abandon FIFA competitions if it went ahead. And even after Infantino鈥檚 hasty climbdown, Europe鈥檚 governing body said it had 鈥� paving the way for a challenge to his presidency.
In its defiant statement, UEFA made it clear its position still held.
“Yesterday鈥檚 announcement that some people employed by the FIFA president (and whose careers depend on his favor) agree with him changes nothing,鈥� it said.
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