Gianni Infantino's FIFA presidency is on life support after his abandoned attempt to sell a stake of the World Cup to private equity draws international outrage.

NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA says it has lost confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino and that "no option should be off the table" as it will pursue a full review of his now abandoned plan to sell stakes of the World Cup to private equity investors.

UEFA says it and “other members of the football family” have lost confidence in Gianni Infantino, accusing the FIFA President of a “shabby, back room, opaque” deal after plans to sell a stake in its competitions were abandoned.

FIFA's controversial plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company has been dealt what appears to be a fatal blow after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) joined UEFA and Concacaf in rejecting it.

Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA speaks at a high-level reception hosted by Qatar at UNHQ under the theme From FIFA World Cup 2022 To FIFA World Cup 2026 / The FIFA World Cup Trophy is displayed on the pitch at the Qatar 2022 World Cup Final between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail,

Uefa has threatened Gianni Infantino with legal action over his World Cup sell-off plan and warned him not to destroy any material relating to it.

Infantino wants to create a $20 billion commercial arm and sell up to a 20 percent stake. The futbol community's not buying it.

GIANNI INFANTINO could have been in line to earn a staggering salary comparable with the likes of Erling Haaland, Lewis Hamilton and Steph Curry had his dastardly plan to sell off a chunk of the