Uefa has said Gianni Infantino’s apology over his scrapped World Cup investment plan “changes nothing” and reaffirmed its threat to boycott Fifa competitions.
In a letter signed by Infantino and Fifa general secretary Mattias Grafström on Wednesday and seen by ITV News, Fifa sought to move past the crisis and uphold the president’s leadership in the face of calls for his sacking.
However, in a statement on Thursday, Uefa questioned the credibility of the message, which declared Infantino had the “full support” of members of Fifa’s management board.
Also on tonight’s Evening News:
• The deep global divisions across football are tonight still there for all to see despite the apology issued by Gianni Infantino over his controversial World Cup sell-off plans. European football’s powerful ruling body, UEFA, says its boycott of the World Cup could still go ahead
• Millions are facing chaos and delays to their train journeys tonight. National Rail says it’s been caused by a power failure at a vital communications centre.
• The moment the former Prince Andrew was allegedly chased by a man wearing a balaclava near his Sandringham home has been described in court for the first time. A statement from Mr. Mountbatten Windsor was read out, describing how he faced a man accused of stalking him.
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