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UEFA Make Major U-turn Over FIFA Boycott Threat as Battle with Gianni Infantino Continues
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TL;DR
- UEFA will no longer boycott FIFA competitions.
- The boycott threat was in response to a controversial proposal to sell a stake in FIFA's World Cup commercial operations.
- UEFA received legally binding guarantees that the 'FIFA Forward Enterprises' project has been permanently abandoned.
- UEFA officials are also assured that similar attempts to alter FIFA's commercial structure will not be pursued.
- Despite the U-turn on the boycott, UEFA reportedly still seeks the removal of FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
- Potential challengers to Infantino's presidency include Victor Montagliani and Sheikh Salman Al Khalifa.
- The dispute involved legal action from UEFA and an apology from Infantino and FIFA secretary general Mattias Grafstrom for errors made during the project's development and leak.
- UEFA declared it had lost confidence in Infantino's leadership, and the abandonment of the proposal did not repair the relationship.