Uefa prepares criminal complaint against Gianni Infantino over World Cup sale

UEFA's intention to launch a legal suit accusing FIFA president Gianni Infantino of "criminal mismanagement" is a "massive escalation" of their feud, a former marketing director of the International Olympic Committee told AFP. UEFA, European football's governing body, has urged Infantino to resign over his now-abandoned plan to bring private investment into the World Cup."UEFA's legal threat, going after Infantino and FIFA for 'criminal mismanagement' is a massive escalation -- a move no member

Uefa has begun a legal process against the embattled Fifa president in a dramatic new development Anyone who interpreted Uefa’s decision to withdraw a proposed boycott of Fifa competitions, revealed by the Guardian on Wednesday, as a backward step in the attempt to remove Gianni Infantino as Fifa’s president has been quickly disabused of that notion. In a stunning development that overshadowed one of the biggest days in the European football calendar as national football federation and club executives gathered for the Champions League draw in Monte Carlo, Uefa announced it was preparing to make a legal complaint against Infantino in Switzerland alleging “criminal mismanagement” for his role in the failed World Cup sell-off plan. Continue reading...

Embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino was on Thursday potentially facing a legal suit brought by UEFA accusing him of "criminal mismanagement" over his now-shelved plan to bring private financing into the World Cup."More specifically, UEFA and other interested parties are preparing to bring criminal claims in Switzerland against Infantino and possibly other FIFA officials and advisors for criminal mismanagement under Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code," it continues.

UEFA said it is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts against FIFA's Gianni Infantino over possible financial mismanagement related to his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.

The European governing body for soccer is preparing to file a complaint against Infantino for “criminal mismanagement,” according to court documents in the U.S.

UEFA is considering bringing criminal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Switzerland over his plan to sell shares in the World Cup to private investors. European football’s governing body took legal action in US courts on Thursday against FIFA, Infantino, and the anticipated lead investor in the World Cup sell-off plan, Thrive Capital.

UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.

The schism at the heart of football has reached a new level with reports UEFA are preparing to file a ‘criminal mismanagement’ complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino.Multiple sources in...

UEFA says the claims relate to alleged criminal mismanagement.

Gianni Infantino's doomed plan to secure outside investment in the FIFA World Cup continues to cause huge unrest within soccer.

Uefa is pursuing criminal proceedings against Fifa and its president Gianni Infantino over the failed plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup.

Uefa is pursuing criminal proceedings against Fifa and its president Gianni Infantino over the failed plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup.

The Fifa president is accused of ‘criminal mismanagement’ following his failed plan to sell off commercial stakes in the World Cup

UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. UEFA said Thursday it filed documents in a Manhattan court requesting discovery of potential evidence from the New York investment fund, Thrive Capital Management, founded by Joshua Kushner.

Uefa says claims will be made in Switzerland It says claims relate to alleged criminal mismanagement Uefa is preparing to make a criminal complaint against Gianni Infantino for alleged “criminal mismanagement” in connection with his failed Fifa Forward Enterprise plan and has applied for the release of documents related to its conception. In an explosive escalation of the war engulfing football’s governing bodies, Uefa has made separate applications in the United States for information, including from Fifa. Continue reading...

UEFA is preparing to bring criminal proceedings against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over the attempt to sell shares in the World Cup to private investors.