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UEFA moves to file criminal complaint against Infantino over failed FIFA sell-off

FIFA President Gianni Infantino at th the ASEAN Championship Cup 2026 final in My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on August 26, 2026.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino at th the ASEAN Championship Cup 2026 final in My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on August 26, 2026. © Nhac Nguyen, AFP

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his failed plan to sell a stake in World Cup revenues to investors, including Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital, for $4.2 billion, a price UEFA lawyers called a “fraudulently off-market price".

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.

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