FIFA Accuses UEFA of 'Misinformation' Campaign in Bid for World Cup Papers
FIFA says UEFA’s discovery bid relies on false claims and is meant to sway next year’s presidential election.
- On Monday, FIFA urged a U.S. court to reject UEFA's discovery request, claiming the filing contained "numerous false or misleading statements about FIFA and Infantino" regarding the abandoned FIFA Forward Enterprise plan.
- UEFA filed legal papers last month in the Southern District of Florida, alleging FIFA President Gianni Infantino developed the FFE proposal in secret with a small group, bypassing normal governance processes.
- Disputing valuations, UEFA alleged investors would have paid $4.2 billion for an FFE stake, valuing the business at about $20 billion, while FIFA claims the total enterprise value is well over $30 billion.
- Accusing UEFA of waging a "misinformation campaign" to influence the upcoming presidential election, FIFA argued the court should reject any attempt to sway the race.
- Facing mounting pressure ahead of the March 2027 election, Infantino wrote to 211 member associations last week proposing an independent review of FIFA's decision-making processes.
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The body that presides Gianni Infantino filed a brief before a Florida court. In it he rejects a request from Europeans linked to the controversial project that sought to sell part of the future commercial rights of FIFA. The fight also has as a backdrop the presidential elections of March 2027.
FIFA claims harassment of Infantino by European soccer body UEFA in fi
GENEVA (AP) — FIFA lawyers claimed UEFA is harassing Gianni Infantino, in a court filing urging a Florida judge to deny the European soccer body’s request for evidence discovery about a World Cup private investor plan that
FIFA says UEFA is targeting Infantino’s re-election
The FIFA Forward Enterprise controversy that fractured the footballing world has escalated into a US court battle. FIFA has accused UEFA of attempting to influence next year’s presidential election in the wake of the legal fallout from the scrapped FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) project. The global governing body is fighting a UEFA request for documents […]
FIFA Accuses UEFA Of Harassing Gianni Infantino In Explosive Court Battle
FIFA lawyers claimed UEFA is harassing Gianni Infantino, in a court filing urging a Florida judge to deny the European soccer body's request for evidence discovery about a World Cup private investor plan that has rocked the sport.
FIFA accused the European Union of launching a campaign of misinformation against Infantino and attempting to influence the elections for the presidency of the Union, amid a judicial dispute over the Viva Forward Enterprise project and the evaluation of his trade rights.
Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, said through lawyers that UEFA is harassing him. He asked a judge to reject the request to access evidence about his private investment plan for the World Cup.
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