UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino urged stakeholders to be “realistic, reasonable and pragmatic” yesterday, after the decision of the Spanish league challenged Fifa’s plan to switch the 2022 World Cup to the winter.

Uncertainty surrounds Qatar’s showpiece following the announced investigations into the bidding processes. The Gulf state is set to spend £150 billion of infrastructure for the project that has been blighted by the deaths of huge numbers of migrant workers.

Fifa’s announcement in March that it the 2022 tournament would be played in November and December to avoid the fierce summer heat infuriated clubs and leagues.

Spanish football league president Javier Tebas claimed the move will see them lose €65 million (£46.2m) and the organisation has filed a lawsuit with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the change.

Tebas claimed the Premier League, Bundesliga and Serie A supported the Spanish league’s move but Infantino challenged that claim.

“Of course it is not ideal but Uefa has agreed to this, the associations are happy with it, the vast majority of the leagues are happy with it.

“The European Club Association including the Spanish clubs, members of La Liga, are happy with it so I don’t know if maybe the chairman wants to get publicity or whatever else.

“But it is a bit sad that people don’t accept decisions taken by the vast majority. You cannot make all the decisions unanimously because otherwise you never take any decisions, anywhere,” he said.