The 56-year-old Swiss chief of world football's governing body gained some respite when UEFA also announced later on Thursday that they were withdrawing, "on a provisional basis", their threat to boycott FIFA tournaments.
UEFA target Infantino for 'criminal mismanagement', suspend boycott threat
UEFA target Infantino for 'criminal mismanagement', suspend boycott threat
That will be music to the ears of Poland, who are hosting next month's women's Under-20 World Cup.
However, the option of a boycott -- widely seen as pivotal in forcing Infantino into his humiliating climbdown just days after launching the proposal last month -- remains.
UEFA, European football's governing body, said after a meeting of the continent's member associations in Monaco that it had "agreed to suspend, on a provisional basis, the withdrawal by European teams from FIFA competitions in the coming season".
"This position will remain under constant review and may be reconsidered immediately if circumstances so require."
The provisional suspension may be a relief for Infantino -- whom UEFA have urged to resign -- but the threat of a legal suit will leave a far sourer taste.
"UEFA is actively considering legal action arising out of and in connection with the... plan proposed by FIFA," read the legal document, to be filed in a court in Florida in the United States.
The document is a request for permission to gather evidence for a potential criminal complaint in Switzerland, where both UEFA and world football's governing body FIFA are based.
