It couldn't be clearer than this: UEFA repeated its threat - Europe will boycott until Infantino steps down

This is already an open war between UEFA - FIFA, or better yet, UEFA - Gianni Infantino.

The head of the world's umbrella federation calmed the tensions somewhat at a meeting with FIFA leaders in Morocco on Wednesday, but clear messages are coming from Europe - Infantino no longer has support from the Old Continent, so another harsh statement followed.

UEFA has no reservations, it wants Infantino to leave office. Otherwise...

"UEFA will continue to boycott all world competitions as long as Infantino is president," the statement said.

Infantino received the "full support" of FIFA's leadership on Wednesday, although he was forced to abandon a plan to sell a stake in the company that would manage the World Cup to private investors.

His plan was rejected by three continental confederations and subsequently withdrawn. This led UEFA to threaten to boycott FIFA competitions until the proposal was withdrawn, and European football's governing body has now confirmed that this position remains in place.

"Our members have clearly outlined the conditions under which they would participate in FIFA competitions again. Firstly, proposals to sell shares in major competitions had to be withdrawn, and secondly, guarantees had to be given that such attempts to undermine the integrity of the game would never happen again."

These conditions have allegedly not been met, although UEFA clearly stated on Saturday that it has lost confidence in the administration led by Infantino.

The first test of the boycott will be in September when the Women's Under-20 World Cup takes place - England is scheduled to participate, whose Football Association "disobeyed" Gianni a few days ago.

In a statement released after a seven-hour crisis meeting in Morocco, FIFA said its leadership had reiterated its support for Infantino, including Secretary General Matthias Grafström, who just days earlier had called the whole affair "sad and reprehensible."

The letter signed by Infantino and Grafström said they "sincerely apologized for the mistakes" in the plans, which were finally withdrawn on August 1 after days of criticism from across the football world.

In another statement, published on the FIFA website, the organization responded to critics by saying it would no longer tolerate "attacks on its integrity, good governance and respect for procedures."

However, Infantino and FIFA's reputation has been completely destroyed, with Arsene Wenger, FIFA's director of global football development, publicly distancing himself from the proposal, while Infantino's senior advisor Carlos Cordeiro resigned on July 31, calling the plan a bad deal and irresponsible.