{"id":73719,"date":"2026-08-07T17:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/73719\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:16:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:16:21","slug":"uefa-reaffirms-world-cup-boycott-threat-after-rejecting-infantino-apology-watch-itvs-news-at-ten-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/videos\/73719\/","title":{"rendered":"Uefa reaffirms World Cup boycott threat after rejecting Infantino apology: Watch ITV&#8217;s News at Ten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Uefa reaffirms World Cup boycott threat after rejecting Infantino apology: Watch ITV&#039;s News at Ten\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YhI2owRSFos\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nUefa reaffirms World Cup boycott threat after rejecting Infantino apology: Watch ITV&#8217;s News at Ten<br \/>\n<br \/>\nUefa has said Gianni Infantino\u2019s apology over his scrapped World Cup investment plan \u201cchanges nothing\u201d and reaffirmed its threat to boycott Fifa competitions.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter signed by Infantino and Fifa general secretary Mattias Grafstr\u00f6m on Wednesday and seen by ITV News, Fifa sought to move past the crisis and uphold the president&#8217;s leadership in the face of calls for his sacking.<\/p>\n<p>However, in a statement on Thursday, Uefa questioned the credibility of the message, which declared Infantino had the \u201cfull support\u201d of members of Fifa\u2019s management board.<\/p>\n<p>Also on tonight&#8217;s News at Ten:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 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. 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