UEFA declare loss of confidence in Gianni Infantino after World Cup sell-off controversy

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has “lost the confidence” of UEFA over a plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company to private investors, the European football governing body has said.While UEFA welcomed the decision to drop the proposal, it believes Infantino has lost the trust of the football world through his actions.“We cannot keep going on like this with secret schemes on fast-track timescales, cooked up by faceless individuals and of dubious benefit to the game. We must identify those responsible and hold them to account,” UEFA said.“It is right that, in the coming days and weeks, UEFA will work with its associations and in close co-operation with other confederations to reflect on how this happened and devise a plan to make sure that it cannot occur again.“That review should be thor