politics
Uefa preparing to bring criminal claims against Gianni Infantino over World Cup sale
It says claims relate to alleged criminal mismanagement
TL;DR
- UEFA is preparing to file criminal charges against Gianni Infantino for alleged "criminal mismanagement".
- The charges relate to Infantino's Fifa Forward Enterprise plan.
- UEFA is seeking documents from FIFA and Thrive Capital in the US.
- The claims are being prepared for Swiss courts under Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code.
- A key concern is the 'absurdly low enterprise value' of Infantino's proposed deal.
- UEFA has also issued preservation notices to Infantino and 14 FIFA executives.