"Senior officials at the top of Fifa and Uefa are "very concerned" about the potential impact of the United States interest in Greenland on the World Cup and wider game, sources say, as football federations try to tread their own difficult balance in traversing a diplomatic crisis."
"There have been no official meetings, to go with how there won't yet be any public statements. Everyone is instead looking to Fifa president Gianni Infantino and wondering exactly what he is thinking."
Senior officials at the top of Fifa and Uefa are very concerned about the potential impact of United States interest in Greenland on the World Cup and the wider game. Football federations are attempting to navigate a delicate diplomatic balance to avoid damaging relations or competition integrity. No official meetings have been held and there have not yet been any public statements. Attention is focused on Fifa president Gianni Infantino as officials and federations await guidance or a position that could shape next steps and public messaging.
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