UEFA Confirms Six-Figure Ex-Employee Payout as Infantino Denies Affair Allegations
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Updated · CNN · Aug 8
UEFA Confirms Six-Figure Ex-Employee Payout as Infantino Denies Affair Allegations
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Aug 8
Summary
UEFA said an ex-employee received a six-figure departure payment and MBA fees, confirming the arrangement after The Telegraph linked it to an alleged affair with Gianni Infantino.
Infantino, who was UEFA general secretary from 2009 to 2016, strongly denied any inappropriate conduct, while FIFA called the claims defamatory and part of a broader effort to undermine its president.
UEFA said the payment complied with staff rules in force at the time, but added those regulations have been tightened since 2016 to match standards at a modern high-profile organization.
The allegations deepen a governance crisis already roiling soccer after leaked plans to sell partial World Cup rights, with UEFA still threatening a boycott of future men’s and women’s tournaments.