KickStream briefing
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Ultimatum issued hours before plan was scrapped European Football teams demanded Infantino back down Europe’s leading teams threatened not to participate in future team World Cups unless Gianni Infantino withdrew his Fifa Forward Enterprise scheme, issuing their ultimatum hours before the plan was scrapped.
In addition, in a letter to the Fifa secretary general, Mattias Grafström, seen by the Guardian, the influential European Football teams (EFC) group warned its cooperation with future tournaments would hinge on Infantino backing down. Reports also note that it stated the threat will hold unless a joint venture between EFC and Fifa – a framework for which has already been agreed – is completed before television rights can be sold for the 2028 Women’s team World Cup.
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Reporting originally appeared via Football | The Guardian. Facts, quotes, and context in the source may differ from this rephrased briefing.