UEFA Weighs Swiss Criminal Case Against Infantino as It Suspends FIFA Boycott Threat
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 27
UEFA Weighs Swiss Criminal Case Against Infantino as It Suspends FIFA Boycott Threat
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 27
Summary
UEFA is preparing a Swiss criminal mismanagement complaint against Gianni Infantino over FIFA’s shelved World Cup financing plan, after seeking evidence through a Florida court filing.
The filing says UEFA wants documents tied to the FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal, including records from a New York hotel meeting before last month’s World Cup final where senior FIFA directors were briefed.
UEFA still suspended, on a provisional basis, its threat to pull European teams from FIFA competitions next season after FIFA permanently withdrew the project, preserving participation in next month’s Women’s Under-20 World Cup in Poland.
That boycott threat remains under review, while UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC have kept pressure on Infantino ahead of FIFA’s March election in Rabat, where he had hoped to win a fourth term unopposed.
Support around world football is now split: Saudi Arabia, CAF and CONMEBOL back Infantino, while UEFA says FIFA must again serve football rather than individual power.