UEFA doubles down on FIFA boycott threat as Infantino pressure grows

Each can be lost."The English Football Association has also withdrawn its support for Infantino's re-election.Even Amnesty International said the "current crisis spotlights the need for governance reforms".FIFA and Infantino tried to present a united front following a high-level summit in Morocco on Wednesday when the organisation announced the president had the full support of top staff in attendance.The world governing body also apologised for errors made over its controversial plan to sell profits in the World Cup through a commercial subsidiary and committed to "ensure they do not happen again".FIFA said it hoped its meeting would "help restore confidence" in the organisation after the turbulence created by Infantino's now abandoned project, which provoked widespread condemnation.UEFA voted to abandon FIFA competitions if it went ahead And even after Infantino's hasty climbdown, Europe's governing body said it had lost confidence in FIFA's leadership, paving the way for a challenge to his presidency.In its defiant statement, UEFA made it clear its position still held."Yesterday's announcement that some people employed by the FIFA president (and whose careers depend on his favour) agree with him changes nothing," it said.AP