UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino’s World Cup plan
UEFA has issued a formal preservation letter to FIFA following a controversial and failed proposal by Gianni Infantino to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. The move signals that UEFA is actively considering legal action or regulatory complaints against the global governing body.
Why it matters
This conflict highlights a major governance rift in international football, potentially leading to unprecedented legal battles between the sport's most powerful continental body and its global regulator.
UEFA tells Al Jazeera a preservation letter is with FIFA following a failed Gianni Infantino-led World Cup sell-off.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info FIFA chief, Gianni Infantino, left, with UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin in Paris, France, February 8, 2024 [Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters] By Kevin Hand and The Associated Press Published On 4 Aug 2026 4 Aug 2026 The European football body, UEFA, has confirmed to Al Jazeera that a preservation letter has been sent to the global governing body, FIFA, following Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors.
“We can confirm that a document preservation letter was sent,” UEFA wrote in an email to Al Jazeera on Tuesday, adding that no further comment would be made at this time.
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