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Uefa has formed a rare but fragile united front against Fifa in battle for football’s future | Nick Ames and Matt Hughes

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uefa members are united — for now — behind a threatened boycott of fifa tournaments unless gianni infantino scraps his private investment plan. the move came after a 'touchingly unanimous' meeting on thursday, a senior uefa executive said. fifa responded with 'clarifications' blaming media for disrupting consultation, and kept its 19 september deadline.

uefa's 55 members agreed after intense lobbying, with one federation brought into line by its biggest club. the balogun affair, where trump lobbied to overturn the us striker's suspension, sharpened opposition. asian and concacaf confederations voiced concern but stopped short of boycott. a no-confidence vote could be triggered by 43 countries, though organizing it is hard. fifa's next congress is in november.

al-khelaifi is rumored as a challenger to infantino but hasn't committed. uefa knows the united front is fragile, and time is short. as one fa president said: 'the game has started now.'

why it matters: football's governance battle may shift money and influence from fifa to uefa, affecting sports media and investment deals.

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