European football's governing body appears ready to withdraw its threatened boycott of Fifa competitions after securing private assurances that Gianni Infantino will not revive his controversial plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to outside investors.
Uefa's executive committee and the presidents of its 55 member associations are due to meet in Monaco on Thursday, where officials are expected to confirm that the conditions set for lifting the boycott have now been satisfied. The gathering takes place ahead of the Champions League league-stage draw in Monte Carlo.
The dispute stemmed from Infantino's Fifa Forward Enterprises proposal, which envisioned selling stakes in the World Cup to private investors. The plan was scrapped following fierce criticism, but Uefa maintained that its member associations would not compete in Fifa tournaments until Fifa dropped the idea entirely and gave binding guarantees it would never attempt something similar again. Uefa had stated that