UEFA planning criminal claim against FIFA boss over World Cup proposal
European football's governing body, UEFA, is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA's embattled president, Gianni Infantino, over his failed plan to sell commercial stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
UEFA is preparing to file a criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over a scrapped plan to sell commercial stakes in the World Cup. The proposal, dubbed the "FIFA Forward Enterprise," has been widely criticized and has led to a joint press release from UEFA member nations demanding an independent probe. UEFA claims that Infantino and a small group of advisers spent over a year preparing the scheme, which they allege was based on absurdly low valuations of the World Cup stakes.
The documents lodged in US courts reveal that UEFA intends to bring criminal claims in Switzerland against Infantino and other FIFA officials for criminal mismanagement under Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code.
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