The International Football Federation FIFA has accused the European Football Union UEFA of running a smear campaign against FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the leadership of world football. The dispute is related to a cancelled plan to sell stakes in the rights to world championships to private investors. idnes.cz ↗
UEFA is preparing legal action against Infantino on suspicion of disloyal management. FIFA responded to this move by filing a lawsuit in New York court, in which it rejects attacks from the European organization. At the heart of the conflict is a controversial investment project that was supposed to open commercial rights associated with the world championship to private capital, but was ultimately stopped. Spiegel.de ↗
After the failure of the plan, Infantino came under considerable pressure. The criticism concerns, in particular, the way FIFA's leadership prepared the economic project and what consequences it would have for control over revenues from world championships. According to reports, UEFA is considering legal action directly against the head of the world federation, while FIFA claims that the European side is conducting a coordinated campaign against it and its president. BBC News ↗
The dispute between the two football organizations is thus moving to the legal level as well. Further developments will depend on whether UEFA actually carries out its announced steps and how the New York court assesses FIFA's arguments. Tagesspiegel ↗
FIFA Accuses UEFA of Smear Campaign Against Infantino
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