UEFA Takes FIFA, Kushner Company to Court Over Failed World Cup Scheme
The battle between FIFA and UEFA is heading to court.
The European soccer governing body UEFA has initiated legal proceedings in New York against FIFA, its president Gianni Infantino, and Thrive Capital, the anticipated lead investor in a failed plan to sell minority stakes in the World Cup. UEFA's lawsuit is not directly targeting FIFA, but rather seeks information through the discovery process to potentially bring criminal charges against Infantino and other FIFA officials in Switzerland.
The European soccer body has been vocal in its criticism of FIFA since Infantino's failed FIFA Forward Enterprise proposal, which was eventually called off on July 31. Despite the plan's cancellation, UEFA maintained pressure on Infantino, with individual member associations withdrawing support and UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin publishing a letter criticizing him for "deception."
The 56-page re ex parte application filed by UEFA details its plan to bring criminal claims against Infantino and possibly other FIFA officials for alleged criminal mismanagement in the secretive structuring, valuation, financing, and marketing of FIFA Forward Enterprise.
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