UEFA is expected to drop its threat to boycott FIFA competitions after receiving assurances that Gianni Infantinos controversial plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors will not be revived. The issue will be discussed at a meeting of UEFAs executive committee in Monaco on Thursday, with the governing body expected to formally lift the boycott threat.UEFA had previously warned that the conditions needed to avoid a boycott had not been met, despite Fifa abandoning the proposal following widespread opposition.The organisation had demanded guarantees that similar attempts to bring private ownership into Fifa competitions would not happen again.Infantino later told national associations that the Fifa Forward Enterprise proposal was now off the table and apologised for the errors made during the process.If UEFA removes its boycott threat, next months Under-20 Womens World Cup in Poland will go ahead as planned.Six European nations are due to compete in the tournament, with England, France, Italy, Portugal, Spain and hosts Poland all involved.However, UEFA is not expected to soften its wider opposition to Infantino.Infantino still not backedEuropean footballs governing body has led the backlash against the Fifa president and is expected to continue pushing for changes to the organisations leadership.UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has already said he expects Infantino either to resign or face a challenger when FIFA presidential election takes place in March.Last month, all 55 of UEFAs member associations voted to boycott FIFA competitions until the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal was completely abandoned and binding guarantees were provided that FIFA would not allow private ownership of its governance or competitions in future.The proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise would have taken control of the commercial and ticketing rights for FIFA competitions, with a 21% stake initially earmarked for sale to a private investment company.The dispute has led several national associations to withdraw their support for Infantino, who has been accused by UEFA, Concacaf and the Asian Football Confederation of breaking trust through deception. Topics FIFA UEFA Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Trump says fantastic Infantino should remain FIFA chief Jon Fisher 11th August, 2026 FIFA accused of breaking trust of world through deception Mitch Fretton 10th August, 2026 UEFA boycott remains in place after FIFA stands behind controversial president Gianni Infantino Jon Fisher 6th August, 2026 FIFA backs Infantino in vow over World Cup Ben Miller 5th August, 2026 Luis Figo attacks Gianni Infantino, describing his World Cup sell-off plan as deceitful and cravenly self-interested behaviour Jon Fisher 5th August, 2026 Infantinos senior advisor quits; is this the beginning of the end for controversial FIFA president? Jon Fisher 31st July, 2026
