UEFA leaders gather in Berlin to discuss strategy against FIFA's Infantino

Leaders from European football gathered in Berlin with the stated aim of shaping a strategy to oust Gianni Infantino as president of FIFA, football's global governing body.

The meeting brought together figures from UEFA, the governing body for football across Europe, as part of what organizers described as an effort to coordinate a unified approach toward Infantino's leadership of FIFA.

Details of the specific grievances driving the push against Infantino, as well as the concrete steps European officials intend to take, were not fully outlined in initial reports of the gathering.

FIFA, headquartered in Switzerland, oversees international football governance, including the organization of the World Cup and other global competitions, while UEFA governs the sport at the European level and has historically been one of the most influential regional confederations within FIFA's structure.

Tensions between UEFA and FIFA leadership have periodically surfaced over issues including competition scheduling, governance reforms and the distribution of influence within global football's administrative bodies.