Soccer-UEFA Urges US Court to Deny FIFA Subsidiaries’ Bid to Join Infantino Discovery Fight
UEFA says the subsidiaries lack a direct legal interest and that intervention would delay its bid for records tied to a possible Swiss criminal complaint.
- On Thursday, UEFA urged a Manhattan federal court to reject an intervention attempt by FIFA Inc and FWC2026 US Inc in its bid for evidence related to a potential Swiss criminal case against FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
- The European governing body is investigating Infantino's abandoned plan to sell World Cup commercial rights, leading UEFA to consider filing a criminal complaint in Switzerland alleging mismanagement against him and other FIFA officials.
- UEFA seeks documents from Thrive Capital Management and founder Joshua Kushner, who is the brother of Jared Kushner, son-in-law of President Donald Trump, arguing the subsidiaries lack legal standing in the New York proceeding.
- FIFA accused UEFA last week of running a "smear campaign" and conducting a fishing expedition intended to damage FIFA and its leadership, though Infantino and his organization have not been charged with any wrongdoing.
- The court has not yet ruled on either the discovery application or the intervention motion, and UEFA asserts that granting the subsidiaries a role would depart from standard process for challenging discovery requests before subpoenas are served.
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UEFA urges US court to deny FIFA subsidiaries’ bid to join Infantino discovery fight
UEFA also said its request under a U.S. discovery law seeks documents and testimony from Joshua Kushner’s company, who it says may hold information about the proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise transaction.
UEFA urges US court to reject FIFA subsidiaries’ bid to intervene in Infantino case
UEFA urged a US court to reject FIFA subsidiaries' intervention in its evidence bid. This bid supports a potential Swiss criminal case against FIFA President Gianni Infantino. UEFA seeks documents and testimony from Thrive Capital Management and its founder Joshua Kushner. FIFA accused UEFA of running a smear campaign and called the bid a fishing expedition. The court has not yet ruled on UEFA's discovery application or the intervention motion.
The European Union of Football (UEFA) has called for an American court...
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