UEFA have hit out at Gianni Infantino’s “shabby, backroom” plot to sell off the World Cup after Gianni Infantino withdrew his controversial proposal.
Fifa president Infantino has come under fire are announcing plans to let private investors buy up a chunk of the global tournament.
Uefa have hit out at Fifa president Gianni Infantino after his World Cup plot collapsed Credit: Getty
There has been a global backlash and Uefa threatened to stage a boycott against future World Cups if Fifa went ahead with it.
But Uefa welcomed news that Fifa had backed down and vowed to make sure a similar plot doesn’t happen again.
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The organisation said in a statement: “It is right that, in the coming days and weeks, Uefa will work with its associations and in close co-operation with other confederations to reflect on how this happened and devise a plan to make sure that it cannot occur again.”
More to follow.
