UEFA announced on Thursday that its boycott of FIFA competitions, including the World Cup, remains in effect despite FIFA’s withdrawal of a controversial plan to sell stakes in its major tournaments to private investors.

In a statement, UEFA said its 55 member associations had set two conditions for ending the boycott: the withdrawal of the proposal to sell off major competitions and assurances that such attempts would never be repeated. “These conditions have not been met,” UEFA said. It added that it had “lost confidence in Gianni Infantino’s presidency” and that this position still held .

FIFA and Infantino attempted to present a united front following a high-level summit in Rabat, Morocco, on Wednesday. The global body apologized for errors in its plan to sell World Cup commercial rights through a subsidiary and committed to ensuring they would not recur. FIFA said it hoped the meeting would “help restore confidence” in the organization .

UEFA dismissed FIFA’s apology and internal show of support for Infantino. “Yesterday’s announcement that some people employed by the FIFA president (and whose careers depend on his favor) agree with him changes nothing,” it said .

The boycott threat emerged after Infantino proposed selling minority stakes in World Cups and other events, prompting widespread condemnation. UEFA had voted to withdraw from all FIFA events if the plan proceeded. Even after Infantino abandoned the proposal, UEFA maintained its stance, stating that the withdrawal alone did not satisfy its demands .

CONMEBOL, the South American football confederation, also expressed concern over “repeated unilateral actions” by FIFA .

FIFA’s leadership reaffirmed its support for Infantino during the Rabat meeting, but UEFA’s position remained unchanged. The European body’s statement on Saturday had already declared its loss of confidence in Infantino’s leadership, a position it reiterated on Thursday .

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