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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.

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FIFA has accused European football's governing body of launching a "smear campaign" against Gianni Infantino in a challenge to legal action over the aborted attempt to sell part of the World Cup to private investors.

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UEFA-FIFA dispute over Infantino World Cup investment plan

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UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint in Swiss courts against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over alleged criminal mismanagement tied to the abandoned plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors, and FIFA has responded by accusing UEFA of running a 'smear campaign' against Infantino.

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FIFA has publicly accused UEFA of a 'smear campaign' against Gianni Infantino in response to UEFA's planned Swiss criminal complaint.

In this event UEFA preparing criminal complaint against FIFA leader Gianni Infantino Earlier coverage
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Fifa accuses Uefa of 'smear campaign' against InfantinoBBC Sport
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Fifa accuses Uefa of 'smear campaign' against Infantino

FIFA accuses UEFA of launching 'smear campaign' against Gianni InfantinoSky News – World
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FIFA accuses UEFA of launching 'smear campaign' against Gianni Infantino

FIFA has accused European football's governing body of launching a "smear campaign" against Gianni Infantino in a challenge to legal action over the aborted attempt to sell part of the World Cup to private investors.

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