Uefa pursuing criminal legal action against Infantino
UEFA is initiating criminal legal proceedings against FIFA President Gianni Infantino, alleging criminal mismanagement regarding a scrapped plan to sell stakes in FIFA competitions. The governing body claims Infantino attempted to enrich himself and private investors through a non-transparent, multi-billion dollar scheme.
Why it matters
This legal challenge represents a significant escalation in the power struggle within global football governance and raises serious questions about the financial ethics of FIFA's leadership.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a media briefing at the 2022 Qatar World Cup Main Media Centre in Doha, Qatar, Nov. 19, 2022. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)
Uefa is pursuing criminal legal proceedings against Fifa 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 the embattled president himself, who Uefa accuses of "criminal mismanagement".
Shortly after this summer's World Cup, Infantino proposed creating a new company, Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE), which would have sold off stakes in Fifa's football competitions to private investors.
The plan was scrapped after widespread backlash .
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