Uefa has lost confidence in the current Fifa leadership of Gianni Infantino as the fallout from the scrapped controversial investment plan intensified.

European soccer governing body UEFA says it will boycott World Cup competitions over FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to inject private money.

The president's plan to sell a stake in the World Cup has collapsed – here is the inside track on what happened, and what comes next

The Union of European Football Association (UEFA) on Saturday celebrated FIFA’s decision to not sell a portion of World Cup profits to private equity, after the group threatened to boycott the tournament if the investments went through.

The Asian Football Confederation has joined the North, Central America and Caribbean football association and UEFA in opposition to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s proposal to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has scrapped a plan to sell 20% stakes in a subsidiary that would run all its competitions, including the World Cup, in a move that faced widespread opposition from continental bodies,