Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa’s request for discoveryUefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni InfantinoAttorneys representing Fifa have hit back at Uefa’s request for discovery in a US federal filing earlier this week. FIFA has accused UEFA of waging a “smear campaign” against the world governing body and its president, Gianni Infantino, as the dispute over a scrapped plan to bring private investment into FIFA’s commercial rights intensifies. Key points and original sources are listed below.
- Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa’s request for discoveryUefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni InfantinoAttorneys representing Fifa have hit back at Uefa’s request for discovery in a US federal filing earlier this week. The lawyers called Uefa’s leg...S1
- FIFA has accused UEFA of waging a “smear campaign” against the world governing body and its president, Gianni Infantino, as the dispute over a scrapped plan to bring private investment into FIFA’s commercial rights intensifies. The latest escalation came after...S2
- Uefa has requested the disclosure of documents related to the failed World Cup sell-off plan from Fifa and partners, including Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital firm.S3
- The governing bodies have traded blows since Fifa president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.S4S5
- FIFA has launched a fierce response to UEFA’s legal challenge over the abandoned plan to sell part of the World Cup to private investors, accusing European football’s governing body of waging a “smear campaign” against Gianni Infantino. The war between UEFA an...S6
- FIFA has accused European football’s governing body of launching a “smear campaign” against Gianni Infantino in a challenge to legal action over the aborted attempt to sell part of the World Cup to private investors.S7S8