UEFA threatens FIFA with lawsuit over World Cup sale
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August 4, 2026
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NYON, Switzerland (AP):
European football governing body UEFA has threatened FIFA with legal action over Gianni Infantino’s failed plan to sell a stake in future World Cup profits to private investors, while warning that any potential evidence must be preserved.
Infantino’s secretive proposal to raise US$4.2 billion from investors, including the New York investment firm headed by Joshua Kushner, was dropped early Saturday, days after media reports triggered a global backlash.
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