# Infantino’s apology fails to quell European boycott plans as reckoning looms

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- CNN, 2026-08-06 20:30 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/sport/fifa-gianni-infantino-uefa-boycott?Date=20260806&Profile=CNN

> FIFA president Gianni Infantino continues to face a firestorm of criticism. UEFA, European soccer’s governing body, is considering a potential boycott. Infantino has apologized, but that gesture has not put the controversy to rest. Pressure is building as a reckoning appears to draw closer. His position remains under intense scrutiny in European soccer.

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