UEFA files criminal complaint against FIFA chief Infantino

UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over alleged financial mismanagement related to his failed scheme to sell future World Cup commercial rights to private investors. The complaint accuses Infantino and a small circle of FIFA officials of devising the now-scrapped plan for personal profit.

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UEFA plans Swiss criminal complaint against FIFA’s Infantino

kite:worldother33d ago kagi ↗

UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over possible financial mismanagement linked to his abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise plan, U.S. court filings lodged Thursday show [france24.com#1][dw.com#1][cbsnews.com#1][japantoday.com#1][sportsnet.ca#1][euronews.com#1][theguardian.com#1]. The European governing body asked U.S. courts to grant access

UEFA moves to file criminal complaint against Infantino over failed FIFA sell-off

rss:france24international33d ago kagi ↗

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his failed plan to sell a stake in World Cup revenues to investors, including Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital, for $4.2 billion, a price UEFA lawyers called a “fraudulently off-market price".

UEFA prepares complaint against FIFA president Infantino

rss:france24international32d ago kagi ↗

UEFA is preparing a legal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over what it calls "unfair management" linked to his abandoned plan to open the World Cup to private investors. The European governing body has meanwhile suspended its threat to boycott FIFA competitions next season after receiving assurances from FIFA, but says it will keep pressure on Infantino ahead of his re-election b