Uefa pursuing criminal legal action against Infantino and Fifa
UEFA is initiating criminal legal proceedings against FIFA and its president, Gianni Infantino. The action stems from a secret, unconsulted plan to sell commercial rights for major tournaments to private investors.
Why it matters
This represents a significant escalation in the governance crisis within global football, potentially threatening the leadership of the world's most powerful sports organization.
By Daniel Austin BBC Sport senior journalist Published 18 minutes ago Uefa is pursuing criminal legal proceedings against Fifa and its president Gianni Infantino over the now scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup and its other competitions to private investors.
Documents seen by BBC Sport show an application has been made by European football's governing body requesting access to evidence and documents for use in proceedings in Switzerland against both the embattled president himself and Fifa.
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