Uefa to push to remove Infantino after dropping boycott
Uefa dropped their plans to boycott Fifa tournaments on Wednesday, but will still move forward with efforts to remove Gianni Infantino.
The Union of European Football Associations (Uefa) has decided not to press forward with its plan to remove Fifa president Gianni Infantino, despite previously threatening a boycott of competitions. The 55 member associations, along with Europe's Fifa Council members, will receive a letter at an executive committee meeting in Monaco, confirming the withdrawal of the boycott.
This decision will allow the FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup to proceed in Poland next week with six European teams participating. Uefa is confident that a consensus candidate will emerge to challenge Infantino in the upcoming re-election in March, with at least 106 out of 211 member associations required for victory. The exact terms of the assurances given to Uefa are yet to be revealed, but the European governing body now risks appearing to have conceded initially in the ongoing dispute with Infantino.
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