FIFA-UEFA dispute over Infantino World Cup investment plan
FIFA and UEFA are in a public dispute over FIFA president Gianni Infantino's abandoned plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. UEFA has indicated it is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts over possible financial mismanagement, while FIFA has accused UEFA of running a misinformation and smear campaign against Infantino.
Last known state
UEFA is preparing a Swiss criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over the abandoned plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors, while FIFA has asked a US court to reject a UEFA discovery request and accused UEFA of running a misinformation and harassment campaign against Infantino.
4 sources · 5 reports · Last updated 29 Sept 2026
Latest development
FIFA escalated the dispute by urging a US court to reject UEFA's discovery request and accusing UEFA of a misinformation and harassment campaign against Gianni Infantino.
Developments
- Key development
FIFA urged a US court to reject a UEFA discovery request linked to the investment proposal, accusing UEFA of waging a 'misinformation campaign' and 'harassment' against Infantino and of trying to influence the FIFA presidential election.
- Key development
FIFA accused UEFA of launching a 'smear campaign' against Infantino in response to the legal action.
- Key development
UEFA announced it is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts against Gianni Infantino over alleged criminal mismanagement connected to the failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors, and applied for the release of related documents.
Earlier coverage
- Fifa accuses Uefa of 'misinformation campaign' Uefa's suggestions that Fifa president Gianni Infantino "violated any law or ethical principle are categorically without merit" says world football's governing body.
- Fifa accuses Uefa of 'smear campaign' against Infantino The governing bodies have traded blows since Fifa president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
- UEFA preparing criminal complaint against FIFA leader Gianni Infantino UEFA said it is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts against FIFA's Gianni Infantino over possible financial mismanagement related to his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors.