Uefa says boycott may still go ahead as FA withdraws Infantino support
Fifa's backing of president Gianni Infantino at a meeting on Wednesday "changes nothing", says European governing body Uefa.
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"mistakes made were acknowledged"
— Gianni Infantino , Executive
"the time has now come for football's political leaders to ask themselves the right questions and make the right decisions"
— Kevin Lamour , Executive
Key People
Bryan Swanson is the media relations director at FIFA.
Daniel O'Toole is the chief of staff at FIFA.
Elkhan Mammadov is the chief of member associations at FIFA.
Emilio Garcia Silvero is the legal chief at FIFA.
President of FIFA.
Fifa's chief operating officer.
Mattias Grafstrom is the secretary general of FIFA.
Thomas Peyer is the finance chief at FIFA.
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Fifa's backing of president Gianni Infantino at a meeting on Wednesday "changes nothing", says European governing body Uefa.
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