UEFA urges US court to deny FIFA subsidiaries' bid to join Infantino discovery fight
UEFA urged a US court on Thursday to reject an attempt by FIFA’s American subsidiaries to intervene in its bid to obtain evidence for a potential Swiss criminal case against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over his abandoned World Cup commercial-rights plan.
On Thursday, UEFA urged a US court to reject FIFA's American subsidiaries' bid to interfere in the organization's pursuit of evidence for a possible Swiss criminal investigation against FIFA President Gianni Infantino regarding his canceled World Cup commercial-rights plan. UEFA contended that FIFA (Americas) Inc and FWC2026 US Inc were improperly attempting to act as proxies for FIFA and Infantino, neither of whom had expressed interest in joining the case.
The European soccer governing body sought documents and testimony from Thrive Capital Management and its founder Joshua Kushner, who may possess information about the proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise transaction. FIFA had previously accused UEFA of launching a smear campaign and deemed the discovery applications as a fishing expedition designed to tarnish FIFA and its leadership. The court has not yet ruled on UEFA's discovery application or the intervention motion.
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