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Uefa pursuing criminal legal action against Infantino

Uefa is pursuing criminal proceedings against Fifa president Gianni Infantino over the scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup.

BBC Sport · August 27, 2026

Uefa pursuing criminal legal action against Infantino

Documents seen by BBC Sport show an application has been made by European football's governing body requesting access to evidence and documents for use in proceedings in Switzerland against both the embattled president himself and Fifa.

In the application, Uefa claims that Infantino engineered the plan in order to enrich himself and the potential private investors.

"In truth, it was a vehicle for Infantino and that small circle to acquire a permanent stake in and otherwise profit from Fifa's most valuable assets to the detriment of Fifa, its members, and other parties within the football family," Uefa's application says.

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