FIFA president Gianni Infantino is facing pressure to resign - so what kind of salary should his successor expect?

European soccer body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal action over Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors.

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Gianni Infantino’s hopes of extending his FIFA presidency may rest less on winning back soccer's traditional powers than on calling in favours from the many small and emerging nations that rely heavily on the world governing body's largesse.

UEFA has raised the possibility that it might take legal action against Gianni Infantino over his World Cup sell-off plan, sources have told ESPN.

European football’s governing body UEFA threatened to boycott FIFA events and accused the organization of putting the sport’s “soul” up for sale over the proposal.

UEFA says it and “other members of the football family” have lost confidence in Gianni Infantino, accusing the FIFA President of a “shabby, back room, opaque” deal after plans to sell a stake in its competitions were abandoned.

The leadership of Fifa is publicly questioned by football's governing bodies in Europe, North and Central America and the Caribbean.

A defiant Gianni Infantino has lobbied Donald Trump-aligned nations to help him hang on to power at Fifa. As he refuses to resign amid no-confidence vote threats, the crisis-engulfed Fifa president has been contacting states for support.