Updated: Gianni Infantino has ‘lost Uefa’s confidence’ as World Cup investment plan fails

European governing body criticises 'shabby, back room, opaque' deal as English FA calls for "full and robust review of FIFA’s leadership and governance"

THUMBS DOWN: Gianni Infantino, the beleaguered president of FIFA

UEFA increased the heat on FIFA president Gianni Infantino by saying he has “lost the confidence” of the European governing body over a plan to sell stakes in a World Cup company to private investors.

Infantino announced overnight that the plan would not proceed after three confederations rejected it, with UEFA going further and pledging to boycott FIFA competitions until the proposal was scrapped.