FIFA president Infantino denies alleged affair, calls UEFA claims 'defamatory'
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has denied allegations that UEFA funds were misused to provide a severance package to a former employee with whom he allegedly had a relationship. Infantino labeled the claims as defamatory and stated that no internal complaints were ever filed.
Why it matters
The allegations raise questions about financial governance and ethics within major international sports governing bodies.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has strongly denied allegations that UEFA funds were used to finance a severance package for a former employee with whom he allegedly had a relationship during his time as UEFA general secretary.The allegations, published in an investigation by The Daily Telegraph, claim the woman received a rapid promotion, a significant salary increase and, after leaving UEFA, a six-figure exit package that allegedly included funding for a business school MBA.Infantino, through a FIFA spokesperson, dismissed the claims as false and defamatory."FIFA president Gianni Infantino strongly denies these allegations, and they are categorically untrue.
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