
FIFA Accuses UEFA of Smear Campaign Over World Cup Investor Plan
In a US federal court filing, FIFA alleged that UEFA launched a coordinated smear campaign to block the governing body's proposed private investment deal for future World Cups. The legal dispute centers on competing claims over financial transparency and control of the tournament's commercial rights.
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Fifa calls Uefa’s legal threat a ‘smear campaign’ in US federal filing
Fifa filed motion opposing Uefa’s request for discovery Uefa said to be considering criminal case v Gianni Infantino Attorneys representing Fifa have hit back at Uefa’s request for discovery in a US federal filing earlier this week. The lawyers called Uefa’s legal efforts “little more than press releases in further support of [a] smear campaign against Fifa and its leadership” and requested the judge assigned to the case dismiss the request. The filing requests that Fifa US, a subsidiary bu...
By Alexander Abnos in New York
Read full article →FIFA accuses UEFA of 'smear campaign' over World Cup sell-off plan
Football's major governing bodies continue to fight over the failed plan by FIFA president Gianni Infantino to sell off the rights for the World Cup, with the global governing body accusing European body UEFA of a "smear campaign" against the president.
Read full article →FIFA accuses UEFA of ‘smear campaign’ in fight over Infantino plan to sell stake in World Cup
Infantino is under pressure from three confederations to resign
Read full article →FIFA accuses European body UEFA of 'smear campaign' in filing related to World Cup sell-off plan
FIFA accused European soccer body UEFA of a “smear campaign” in a court filing on Thursday concerning FIFA President Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup and other competitions. Last week, UEFA filed requests for discovery of evidence connected to Infantino's proposal in three U.S. courts. “While these applications are styled as legal pleadings with captions and docket numbers, they are little more than press releases in further support of UEFA’s smear campaign aga...
By ANNE M. PETERSON
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World governing body wants court to oppose application for order to force president to disclose material relating to World Cup sell-off plan
By Jeremy Wilson
Read full article →FIFA blasts UEFA 'smear campaign', fights World Cup plan disclosures
FIFA has accused UEFA of a “smear campaign” and a “fishing expedition” after European football’s governing body asked US judges to force it to hand over documents related to its failed World Cup investor plan. Global soccer body FIFA’s divisive plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to investors, unveiled in July, triggered a huge backlash across the sport, with UEFA threatening to boycott the World Cup unless the plan was scrapped. While FIFA quickly aborted the plans in response to the backla...
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Read full article →FIFA accuses UEFA of 'smear campaign' in fight over Infantino plan
Read full article →FIFA accuses UEFA of 'smear campaign' in forcing document handover about World Cup investor plan
UEFA is preparing possible legal action against FIFA president Gianni Infantino for alleged ‘criminal mismanagement’.
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Read full article →FIFA accuses UEFA of ‘smear campaign’ over dropped World Cup investment plan
FIFA has accused UEFA of waging a “smear campaign” against the world governing body and its president, Gianni Infantino, as the dispute over a scrapped plan to bring private investment into FIFA’s commercial rights intensifies. The latest escalation came after UEFA asked US courts to release documents and obtain testimony relating to FIFA Forward Enterprise Read More: https://punchng.com/fifa-accuses-uefa-of-smear-campaign-over-dropped-world-cup-investment-plan/
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FIFA has accused UEFA of a "smear campaign" and a "fishing expedition" after European football's governing body asked US judges to force it to hand over documents related to its failed World Cup investor plan. The post FIFA blasts UEFA ‘smear campaign,’ fights World Cup plan disclosures appeared first on Vanguard News.
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