Infantino Faces Pressure After UEFA Boycott Threat
Earlier this month, FIFA president Gianni Infantino crisscrossed the United States by private jet as the World Cup reached its climax. On 19 July, he joined US President Donald Trump in handing the trophy to Spain. Less than two weeks later, Infantino found himself isolated after abandoning a controversial plan to sell stakes in FIFA competitions to private investors. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham condemned the plan, while football fans strongly criticised Infantino. Such criticism might be dismissed as a hazard of the job, but UEFA’s threatened boycott of FIFA competitions is harder to deflect. That challenge was reinforced by CONCACAF, representing North and Central America and the Caribbean, and the AFC, representing Asia. If the boycott threat becomes reality, the international tournaments watched by Somali supporters could look markedly different, with the dispute involving several of football’s largest governing bodies.
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