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FIFA Accuses UEFA of Harassment Over Infantino
The Guardian · 6 hours ago · Read the Full Story on The Guardian
AI SUMMARY
FIFA has urged a US court to reject a discovery request from UEFA, accusing the European governing body of harassment and trying to influence FIFA's upcoming presidential election.
- FIFA urged a US court to reject a discovery request filed by UEFA linked to an abandoned investment proposal.
- UEFA previously asked a US federal court for permission to obtain testimony and documents for a planned criminal complaint in Switzerland against FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
- UEFA's planned complaint concerns an abandoned plan to transfer World Cup commercial rights into a subsidiary called FIFA Forward Enterprise.
- FIFA stated that UEFA's court brief contained numerous false or misleading statements and was made in bad faith for the purpose of harassment.
- FIFA denied suggestions that Infantino sought to profit personally from the FFE proposal or violated any law or ethical principle.
- UEFA alleged that Infantino developed the proposal in secret with a small group of advisers and investors, bypassing normal governance processes.
- UEFA claimed investors would have paid $4.2bn for a stake in FFE, valuing the business at about $20bn, which it argued undervalued FIFA's commercial rights.
- FIFA responded that Uefa conflated equity value with enterprise value, stating FFE's total enterprise value was well over $30bn.
- The FFE project was abandoned in July following opposition from confederations including Uefa, Concacaf, and the Asian Football Confederation.
- Infantino wrote to all 211 member associations proposing an independent review of Fifa's decision-making processes.
- Infantino is up for re-election in March, with FIFA alleging UEFA's legal filings are an attempt to influence the election.
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