UEFA to boycott FIFA tournaments Q&A: Why they are doing, can it stop Gianni Infantino and where do other confederations stand?

UEFA announced on Thursday that it will boycott FIFA tournaments until plans from president Gianni Infantino to sell off stakes in the World Cup are ended.

It came after an emergency meeting of the confederation's 55 members, and could have seismic implications for world football and Infantino's plans.

The emergency virtual meeting of UEFA's members lasted two hours. Everyone at the meeting spoke out against Infantino's sell-off plan, including FA chair and FIFA vice president Debbie Hewitt and FA chief executive Mark Bullingham.

All 55 associations voted for the UEFA action, which would include those from England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

A number of them have released individual statements affirming the action, including the English FA, who said: "We stand shoulder to shoulder with our European colleagues and fully support the collective view. We oppose FIFA's plans. The FIFA World Cup belongs to football and always will."