UEFA ‘to lift’ FIFA boycott but still opposed to Gianni Infantino | OneFootball

UEFA is expected to lift its boycott of FIFA competitions after securing assurances that the World Cup privatisation plan has been scrapped and that no similar idea will return, Reuters reports.

The boycott was declared in protest at a project championed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino. UEFA is preparing to reverse course after guarantees from the world governing body, while keeping its opposition to him.

The proposal has been declared dead with no prospect of a comeback, the report said.

President Aleksander Ceferin is expected to tell the executive committee and most member association leaders in Monaco on Thursday, alongside the Champions League draw, that the conditions to end the boycott have been met.

The move is framed as preventing young players being denied a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and pressure for change will continue, the report added. UEFA is expected to continue its campaign against the Italo-Swiss president, which is likely to be a major topic in Monaco.

Source: L'Équipe

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