FIFA accuse UEFA of launching 'smear campaign' against Gianni Infantino
Aleksandr Ceferin and Gianni Infantino do not see eye to eye (Image: Nick Potts/PA Wire)
TL;DR
- FIFA accuses UEFA of a 'smear campaign' against Gianni Infantino and its leadership.
- UEFA attempted to launch legal action in the US seeking evidence related to FIFA's FFE scheme.
- FIFA claims UEFA's legal action suffers from 'legal deficiencies' and that the foreign proceeding 'does not exist'.
- The FFE scheme proposed selling shares in future FIFA tournaments to private investors.
- Infantino faced calls for resignation and threats of World Cup boycotts from UEFA nations over the FFE proposal.
- UEFA is also seeking testimony from Joshua Kushner, a potential lead investor in FFE.
- Kushner apologized for the abandoned venture, citing a failure to appreciate global football's political dynamics.